1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index 6579a1eac2..c65d24263e 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ extern char **environ;
 static VALUE
 env_str_new(const char *ptr, long len)
 {
-    VALUE str = rb_tainted_str_new(ptr, len);
+    VALUE str = rb_locale_str_new(ptr, len);
 
     rb_obj_freeze(str);
     return str;