diff --git a/src/modules/packages/packages.conf b/src/modules/packages/packages.conf
index 2d6ca116f..38497c2f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/packages/packages.conf
+++ b/src/modules/packages/packages.conf
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ update_db: true
 operations:
   - install:
     - vi
+    - vi-${LOCALE}
     - wget
     - binutils
   - remove: