diff --git a/lang.csh b/lang.csh

index 1dc78f8..695c1bc 100644

--- a/lang.csh

+++ b/lang.csh

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ set in_console=`tty | grep -vc -e '/dev/tty'`

 if (${?LANG} && ${?TERM}) then

     if (${TERM} == 'linux' && $in_console == 0) then

-        set utf8_used=`echo ${LANG} | grep --quiet -E -i -e '^.+\.utf-?8$'; echo $?`

+        set utf8_used=`echo ${LANG} | grep -vc -E -i -e '^.+\.utf-?8$'`

         if (${utf8_used} == 0) then

             switch (${LANG})