diff --git a/hplip-codec.patch b/hplip-codec.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d036d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-codec.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up hplip-3.14.4/base/utils.py.codec hplip-3.14.4/base/utils.py
+--- hplip-3.14.4/base/utils.py.codec	2014-04-16 11:30:46.409807494 +0100
++++ hplip-3.14.4/base/utils.py	2014-04-16 11:31:43.947158693 +0100
+@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def sort_dict_by_value(d):
+ 
+ 
+ def commafy(val):
+-    return locale.format("%d", val, grouping=True).decode(locale.getpreferredencoding())
++    return locale.format("%d", val, grouping=True).decode(locale.getlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC()[1]))
+ 
+ 
+ def format_bytes(s, show_bytes=False):
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 77d18e6..2f70165 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 3.14.4
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT
 
 Url: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Patch13: hplip-bad-low-ink-warning.patch
 Patch14: hplip-deviceIDs-ppd.patch
 Patch15: hplip-ppd-ImageableArea.patch
 Patch16: hplip-scan-tmp.patch
+Patch17: hplip-codec.patch
 
 %global hpijs_epoch 1
 Requires: hpijs%{?_isa} = %{hpijs_epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
@@ -234,6 +235,9 @@ done
 # Scan to /var/tmp instead of /tmp (bug #1076954).
 %patch16 -p1 -b .scan-tmp
 
+# Fixed codec issue (bug #984167).
+%patch17 -p1 -b .codec
+
 sed -i.duplex-constraints \
     -e 's,\(UIConstraints.* \*Duplex\),//\1,' \
     prnt/drv/hpcups.drv.in
@@ -470,6 +474,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 %postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 16 2014 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> - 3.14.4-2
+- Fixed codec issue (bug #984167).
+
 * Wed Apr 09 2014 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> - 3.14.4-1
 - 3.14.4