--- Python-3.8.7/Modules/_localemodule.c.orig	2020-12-26 06:59:08.920163200 +0100
+++ Python-3.8.7/Modules/_localemodule.c	2020-12-26 07:01:52.023610900 +0100
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 #define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(lc->ATTR, NULL)
 #else  /* MS_WINDOWS */
 /* Use _W_* fields of Windows struct lconv */
-#define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_FromWideChar(lc->_W_ ## ATTR, -1)
+#define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(lc->ATTR, NULL)
 #endif /* MS_WINDOWS */
 
     int res = -1;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
 /* Use _W_* fields of Windows struct lconv */
-#define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_FromWideChar(lc->_W_ ## ATTR, -1)
+#define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(lc->ATTR, NULL)
 #else
 #define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(lc->ATTR, NULL)
 #endif
--- Python-3.8.7/Python/fileutils.c.orig	2020-12-21 17:25:24.000000000 +0100
+++ Python-3.8.7/Python/fileutils.c	2020-12-26 06:52:52.517357800 +0100
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@
 #define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(lc->ATTR, NULL)
 #else /* MS_WINDOWS */
 /* Use _W_* fields of Windows strcut lconv */
-#define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_FromWideChar(lc->_W_ ## ATTR, -1)
+#define GET_LOCALE_STRING(ATTR) PyUnicode_DecodeLocale(lc->ATTR, NULL)
 #endif /* MS_WINDOWS */
 
     int res = -1;