diff --git a/config/hooks/normal/0500-localepurge.hook.chroot b/config/hooks/normal/0500-localepurge.hook.chroot
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e3ca902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/hooks/normal/0500-localepurge.hook.chroot
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+locale-gen --keep-existing
+localepurge