diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix
index d2cf0f89cb07..ed6f0a5b32ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ callPackage ./common.nix { inherit stdenv; } {
 
   installPhase =
     ''
-      mkdir -p "$out/lib/locale"
+      mkdir -p "$out/lib/locale" "$out/share/i18n"
       cp -v "$TMPDIR/$NIX_STORE/"*"/lib/locale/locale-archive" "$out/lib/locale"
+      cp -v ../glibc-2*/localedata/SUPPORTED "$out/share/i18n/SUPPORTED"
     '';
 
   setupHook = writeText "locales-setup-hook.sh"