diff --git a/scripts/main.sh b/scripts/main.sh
index 709bf2e..91b14bc 100644
--- a/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/scripts/main.sh
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ function install_stage3() {
 }
 
 function configure_base_system() {
-	einfo "Generating locales"
-	echo "$LOCALES" > /etc/locale.gen \
-		|| die "Could not write /etc/locale.gen"
-	locale-gen \
-		|| die "Could not generate locales"
-
 	if [[ $SYSTEMD == "true" ]]; then
+		einfo "Generating locales"
+		echo "$LOCALES" > /etc/locale.gen \
+			|| die "Could not write /etc/locale.gen"
+		locale-gen \
+			|| die "Could not generate locales"
+
 		einfo "Setting machine-id"
 		systemd-machine-id-setup \
 			|| die "Could not setup systemd machine id"
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ function configure_base_system() {
 		ln -sfn "../usr/share/zoneinfo/$TIMEZONE" /etc/localtime \
 			|| die "Could not change /etc/localtime link"
 	else
+		einfo "Installing musl-locales"
+		try emerge --verbose sys-apps/musl-locales
+
 		# Set hostname
 		einfo "Selecting hostname"
 		sed -i "/hostname=/c\\hostname=\"$HOSTNAME\"" /etc/conf.d/hostname \