diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp
index 21f2f20e59..d9f8fea0f1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ namespace NumberToStringConverters
     {
         explicit StackArrayStream (char* d)
         {
-            imbue (std::locale::classic());
+            static const std::locale classicLocale (std::locale::classic());
+            imbue (classicLocale);
             setp (d, d + charsNeededForDouble);
         }