diff --git a/mkosi.conf.d/20-debian-ubuntu/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/locale.conf b/mkosi.conf.d/20-debian-ubuntu/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/locale.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1a8e8171a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkosi.conf.d/20-debian-ubuntu/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/locale.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+L /etc/default/locale - - - - ../locale.conf