diff --git a/CodeX/main.cpp b/CodeX/main.cpp
index fbbc6a9..e469e9b 100644
--- a/CodeX/main.cpp
+++ b/CodeX/main.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	QApplication::setOrganizationName("xuanxuan.tech");
 	QApplication::setApplicationName("CodeX");
 	QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
+	const QLocale locale = QLocale::system();
+	// workaround QTBUG-85409 by overwriting default locale
+	if (QStringLiteral(u"\u3008") == locale.toString(1)) {
+		QLocale::setDefault(QLocale::system().name());
+	}
+
 	CodeX::instance()->show();
 	return a.exec();
 }