diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist
index 1999d20f2890..52fbfb552fb5 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@
         tabset
         ..
         tmac
+	    locale
+            ..
             mdoc
             ..
             mm