diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index fa8d259bd3b..aa22d9fe361 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ chroot_prepare() {
     # Prepare default locale: en_US.UTF-8.
     if [ -z "$XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR" -a -s ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/etc/default/libc-locales ]; then
         echo 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' >> ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/etc/default/libc-locales
-        $XBPS_RECONFIGURE_CMD -f glibc-locales
     fi
 
     touch -f $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_chroot_init
diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 27becac9c95..c273448a453 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ install_bbootstrap() {
 
 reconfigure_bootstrap_pkgs() {
     local statefile="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_chroot_configured"
-    local pkgs="ca-certificates"
+    local pkgs="glibc-locales ca-certificates"
     [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" -o -e $statefile ] && return 0
     # Reconfigure ca-certificates.
     msg_normal "Reconfiguring bootstrap packages...\n"