diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common
index f6c137cb7..6783a33bd 100644
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common
+++ b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/archboot_base_common
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ build ()
     
     ### adding needed files from running system
     add_symlink "/etc/mtab" "/proc/self/mounts"
-    map add_full_dir "/etc/profile.d" "/usr/share/terminfo"
+    _path="/usr/share/terminfo"
+    map add_file "${_path}/l/linux" "${_path}/v/vt102" "${_path}/s/screen" \
+    "${_path}/s/screen.linux" "${_path}/s/screen.xterm-256color" "${_path}/x/xterm-256color"
+    add_full_dir "/etc/profile.d"
     systemfiles="bash.bashrc bash.bash_logout crypttab fstab host.conf hosts inputrc mke2fs.conf \
                  nanorc nsswitch.conf protocols request-key.conf resolv.conf securetty \
                  services wgetrc"
diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/base/etc/locale.conf b/usr/share/archboot/base/etc/locale.conf
index 8c371a83f..0989374bb 100644
--- a/usr/share/archboot/base/etc/locale.conf
+++ b/usr/share/archboot/base/etc/locale.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-LANG=C
+LANG=C.UTF-8
 LC_COLLATE=C