diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1-selinux.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1-selinux.spec
index 274dde47..1a518dcb 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1-selinux.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1-selinux.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/isos
 livecd/use:
 	alsa
 	caps
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	filecaps
 	ipv6
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
index 4f5fd767..6c7ba6a9 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/isos
 livecd/use:
 	alsa
 	caps
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	filecaps
 	ipv6
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
index cc4f84f9..dd3e7226 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/isos
 livecd/use:
 	alsa
 	caps
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	filecaps
 	ipv6