diff --git a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Prepare/prepare_updateLocales.sh b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Prepare/prepare_updateLocales.sh
index 92b35c8..141275d 100755
--- a/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Prepare/prepare_updateLocales.sh
+++ b/Scripts/Bash/Functions/Prepare/prepare_updateLocales.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 
 function prepare_updateLocales {
 
-    ${CLI_BASEDIR}/${CLI_NAME}.sh locale trunk/Scripts/Bash --update
+    # Realize localization tasks only when the current locale
+    # information is different to English language. Otherwise
+    # centos-art.sh would complain with an `English language cannot be
+    # localized to itself' message.  Avoid this noise in the
+    # preparation stuff.
+    if [[ ! ${CLI_LANG_LL} =~ '^en' ]];then
+        ${CLI_BASEDIR}/${CLI_NAME}.sh locale trunk/Scripts/Bash --update
+    fi
 
 }