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diff --git a/gnu/packages/gawk.scm b/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
index e0d3f41ac2..06ecf6a064 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
'check 'install-locales
(lambda _
;; A bunch of tests require the availability of a UTF-8
- ;; locale and otherwise fail. Give them what they want.
+ ;; locale and otherwise fail. Since UTF-8 locales are not
+ ;; available during bootstrap, create one here.
(setenv "LOCPATH" (getcwd))
(zero? (system* "localedef" "--no-archive"
"--prefix" (getcwd) "-i" "en_US"