diff --git a/meta/classes/image-locales-extension.bbclass b/meta/classes/image-locales-extension.bbclass
index 2db6d4a..9def316 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image-locales-extension.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image-locales-extension.bbclass
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ __EOF__
              debconf-set-selections /tmp/locale.debconf
              rm -f '/tmp/locale.debconf'
  
+            SYSTEMD_VERSION=$(dpkg-query \
+                --showformat='${source:Upstream-Version}' \
+                --show systemd || echo "0" )
+
+            if dpkg --compare-versions "$SYSTEMD_VERSION" "ge" "251"; then
+                ln -s /etc/default/locale /etc/locale.conf
+            fi
+
              echo 'reconfigure locales'
              dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive locales