diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/vit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/vit/default.nix
index 9953af19d90..cb71ec1524b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/vit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/vit/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , python3Packages
+, glibcLocales
 , taskwarrior }:
 
 with python3Packages;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     tzlocal
     urwid
   ];
+  checkInputs = [ glibcLocales ];
 
   makeWrapperArgs = [ "--suffix" "PATH" ":" "${taskwarrior}/bin" ];