diff --git a/etc/bashrc.sh b/etc/bashrc.sh
index 43175f198f0..a2bb83f9da9 100644
--- a/etc/bashrc.sh
+++ b/etc/bashrc.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export EDITOR=nano
 export INFOPATH=/var/run/current-system/sw/info:/var/run/current-system/sw/share/info
 export LOCATE_PATH=/var/cache/locatedb
 @shellInit@
+export LOCALE_ARCHIVE=/var/run/current-system/sw/lib/locale/locale-archive
 
 # Set up secure multi-user builds: non-root users build through the
 # Nix daemon.
diff --git a/system/system-options.nix b/system/system-options.nix
index b1688cdda80..1484ca0481a 100644
--- a/system/system-options.nix
+++ b/system/system-options.nix
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ in
         let path = [
           pkgs.coreutils pkgs.gnugrep pkgs.findutils
           pkgs.glibc # needed for getent
+          pkgs.glibcLocals # needed for getent
           pkgs.pwdutils
         ]; in noDepEntry ''
         export PATH=/empty