diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/alpha/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/alpha/installcd-stage1.spec
index b767ff98..2e540247 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/alpha/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/alpha/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ snapshot: 2008.0
 source_subpath: default/stage3-alpha-2008.0
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/weekly/portage/isos
 livecd/use:
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
index d2beb872..9ef6c941 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/weekly/portage/isos
 
 livecd/use:
 	alsa
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec
index 6a4d5048..2938d3fa 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/hppa/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ livecd/use:
 	python_targets_python3_6
 	python_single_target_python3_6
 	bindist
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/ia64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/ia64/installcd-stage1.spec
index 57623fa2..688f03f9 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/ia64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/ia64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ decompressor_search_order: tar pixz xz lbzip2 bzip2 gzip
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/weekly/portage/isos
 
 livecd/use:
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage1.spec
index 1c27846a..ec8b427f 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/ppc/ppc32/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ decompressor_search_order: tar pixz xz lbzip2 bzip2 gzip
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/weekly/portage/isos
 
 livecd/use:
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage1.spec
index 17d68cca..fe8954a4 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/sparc/sparc64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ compression_mode: pixz_x
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/weekly/portage/isos
 
 livecd/use:
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec
index 6a3b316f..37e1656d 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ source_subpath: hardened/stage3-x86-hardened-latest
 compression_mode: pixz_x
 livecd/use:
 	-*
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec
index ecb347f4..de8fdf98 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/weekly/portage/isos
 
 livecd/use:
 	alsa
+	compile-locales
 	fbcon
 	ipv6
 	livecd