diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-target.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-target.inc
index 8941f5f3ed..0f9a5f87c6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-target.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-target.inc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF_PATHS = "\
     --with-gxx-include-dir=${includedir}/c++/${BINV} \
 "
 
+EXTRA_OECONF_append_linuxstdbase = " --enable-clocale=gnu"
+
 EXTRA_OECONF_FPU = "${@get_gcc_fpu_setting(bb, d)}"
 
 PACKAGES = "\