diff --git a/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml b/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml
index 78c3978..5d629b5 100644
--- a/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
   when:
     - common_usersetup.stat.exists == false and usersetup_chsh == true
 
+- name: usersetup - Install locales package
+  become: yes
+  apt:
+    name: locales
+    state: present
+
 - name: usersetup - Setup locale en_US
   become: yes
   locale_gen: