diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_tool.h b/src/lib_json/json_tool.h
index 4a829b0b1..0e729e637 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_tool.h
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_tool.h
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 #ifndef LIB_JSONCPP_JSON_TOOL_H_INCLUDED
 #define LIB_JSONCPP_JSON_TOOL_H_INCLUDED
+
+#ifndef NO_LOCALE_SUPPORT
 #include <clocale>
+#endif
 
 /* This header provides common string manipulation support, such as UTF-8,
  * portable conversion from/to string...
@@ -14,26 +17,14 @@
  */
 
 namespace Json {
-
-/// Fallback for decimal_point on android, where the lconv is an empty struct.
-template<typename Lconv, bool=(sizeof(Lconv) >= sizeof(char*))>
-struct Locale {
-  static char decimalPoint() {
-    return '\0';
-  }
-};
-
-/// Return decimal_point for the current locale.
-template<typename Lconv>
-struct Locale<Lconv, true> {
-  static char decimalPoint() {
-    Lconv* lc = localeconv();
-    if (lc == NULL) {
-      return '\0';
-    }
-    return *(lc->decimal_point);
-  }
-};
+static char getDecimalPoint() {
+#ifdef NO_LOCALE_SUPPORT
+  return '\0';
+#else
+  struct lconv* lc = localeconv();
+  return lc ? *(lc->decimal_point) : '\0';
+#endif
+}
 
 /// Converts a unicode code-point to UTF-8.
 static inline JSONCPP_STRING codePointToUTF8(unsigned int cp) {
@@ -104,7 +95,7 @@ static inline void fixNumericLocale(char* begin, char* end) {
 }
 
 static inline void fixNumericLocaleInput(char* begin, char* end) {
-  char decimalPoint = Locale<struct lconv>::decimalPoint();
+  char decimalPoint = getDecimalPoint();
   if (decimalPoint != '\0' && decimalPoint != '.') {
     while (begin < end) {
       if (*begin == '.') {