diff --git a/_docs/2-Configuration.md b/_docs/2-Configuration.md
index 36bab28..4b7bf57 100644
--- a/_docs/2-Configuration.md
+++ b/_docs/2-Configuration.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 <?php
 
 return [
+
     'supported-locales'      => ['en', 'es', 'fr'],
 
     'accept-language-header' => true,
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ return [
 
     'facade'                 => 'Localization',
 
+    'utf-8-suffix'           => '.UTF-8',
+
     //...
 ```
 
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ return [
 | accept-language-header | Using the locale negotiator to get locale from `Accept-Language` header.                         |
 | hide-default-in-url    | If `true`, the non localized root is treated as the application's default locale (`app.locale`). |
 | facade                 | The alias name for the facade.                                                                   |
-
+|| Locale suffix for LC_TIME and LC_MONETARY: Defaults to most common ".UTF-8". Set to blank on Windows systems, change to ".utf8" on CentOS and similar. |
 ## Route
 
 ```php
diff --git a/config/localization.php b/config/localization.php
index 1c6885e..be8e398 100644
--- a/config/localization.php
+++ b/config/localization.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
     'facade'                 => 'Localization',
 
+    'utf-8-suffix'           => '.UTF-8',
+
     /* -----------------------------------------------------------------
      |  Route
      | -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2148,4 +2150,5 @@
             'regional' => 'zu_ZA',
         ],
     ],
+
 ];
diff --git a/src/Utilities/LocalesManager.php b/src/Utilities/LocalesManager.php
index d165a01..2914dc0 100644
--- a/src/Utilities/LocalesManager.php
+++ b/src/Utilities/LocalesManager.php
@@ -375,8 +375,10 @@ private function updateRegional()
         $currentLocale = $this->getCurrentLocaleEntity();
 
         if ( ! empty($regional = $currentLocale->regional())) {
-            setlocale(LC_TIME, "$regional.UTF-8");
-            setlocale(LC_MONETARY, "$regional.UTF-8");
+            $suffix = $this->getConfig('utf-8-suffix', '.UTF-8');
+
+            setlocale(LC_TIME, $regional.$suffix);
+            setlocale(LC_MONETARY, $regional.$suffix);
         }
     }
 }