--- /etc/conf.d/postgresql
+++ /etc/conf.d/postgresql.new
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ## Default data directory location
 #PGROOT="/var/lib/postgres"
 ## Passed to initdb if necessary
-#INITOPTS="--locale $LANG"
+INITOPTS="--locale $LOCALE"
 ## Default log file location
 #PGLOG="/var/log/postgresql.log"
 ## Additional options to pass via pg_ctl's '-o' option