diff --git a/meta/classes/libc-package.bbclass b/meta/classes/libc-package.bbclass
index 1143f538d6..72f489d673 100644
--- a/meta/classes/libc-package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/libc-package.bbclass
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ PACKAGE_NO_GCONV ?= "0"
 OVERRIDES_append = ":${TARGET_ARCH}-${TARGET_OS}"
 
 locale_base_postinst_ontarget() {
+mkdir ${libdir}/locale
 localedef --inputfile=${datadir}/i18n/locales/%s --charmap=%s %s
 }