diff --git a/packages/base/cross.bash b/packages/base/cross.bash
index e81340a..948375f 100644
--- a/packages/base/cross.bash
+++ b/packages/base/cross.bash
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ requires=\
 (
     'base/host'
     'gcc/cross'
+    'eglibc/locales'
     'gdb/cross'
 )