diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/i18n.nix b/nixos/modules/config/i18n.nix
index dd5e0ae2550..8182b8ae808 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/i18n.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/i18n.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ in
 
     environment.systemPackages = [ glibcLocales ];
 
-    environment.variables.LANG = config.i18n.defaultLocale;
+    environment.variables =
+      { LANG = config.i18n.defaultLocale;
+        LOCALE_ARCHIVE = "/run/current-system/sw/lib/locale/locale-archive";
+      };
+
+    systemd.globalEnvironment.LOCALE_ARCHIVE = "${glibcLocales}/lib/locale/locale-archive";
 
     # ‘/etc/locale.conf’ is used by systemd.
     environment.etc = singleton
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/environment.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/environment.nix
index 831c04f1ad8..aa9aec07834 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/environment.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/environment.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ in
   config = {
 
     environment.variables =
-      { LOCALE_ARCHIVE = "/run/current-system/sw/lib/locale/locale-archive";
-        LOCATE_PATH = "/var/cache/locatedb";
+      { LOCATE_PATH = "/var/cache/locatedb";
         NIXPKGS_CONFIG = "/etc/nix/nixpkgs-config.nix";
         NIX_PATH =
           [ "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos"
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
index 5bc140ca242..b66ccb87120 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ in
         path = [ pkgs.openssh pkgs.gawk ];
 
         environment.LD_LIBRARY_PATH = nssModulesPath;
-        environment.LOCALE_ARCHIVE = "/run/current-system/sw/lib/locale/locale-archive";
 
         preStart =
           ''