diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/gnome.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/gnome.sh
index 8d1a1dd5c..4199fab53 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/gnome.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/gnome.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ _start_gnome() {
     echo -e "Launching GNOME now, logging is done on \033[1m/dev/tty8\033[0m ..."
     echo "export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11" > /root/.xinitrc
     echo "export GDK_BACKEND=x11" >> /root/.xinitrc
-    echo "export LANG=C.UTF-8"
+    echo "export LANG=C.UTF-8"  >> /root/.xinitrc
     echo "exec dbus-launch gnome-session" >> /root/.xinitrc
     startx >/dev/tty8 2>&1
     echo -e "To relaunch GNOME desktop use: \033[92mstartx\033[0m"