diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index 2b391be..9058dd8 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 %bcond_without i18ndata
 %bcond_with timezone
 %bcond_without nsscrypt
-%bcond_without locales
+%bcond_with locales
 
 # build documentation by default
 %bcond_without		doc