diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.sh b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.sh
index 07ff82ec936..e664ba3edec 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.sh
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/initdb/Attic/initdb.sh,v 1.204.2.2 2004/04/29 19:56:35 tgl Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/initdb/Attic/initdb.sh,v 1.204.2.3 2004/05/05 16:09:56 tgl Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ then
     BOOTSTRAP_TALK_ARG="-d 5"
 fi
 
+unset PGCLIENTENCODING
+
 $ECHO_N "creating template1 database in $PGDATA/base/1... "$ECHO_C
 
 rm -rf "$PGDATA"/base/1 || exit_nicely