diff --git a/bundles/basic/files/locale b/bundles/basic/files/locale.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from bundles/basic/files/locale
rename to bundles/basic/files/locale.conf
diff --git a/bundles/basic/items.py b/bundles/basic/items.py
index c2cdd49..e7b6ec7 100644
--- a/bundles/basic/items.py
+++ b/bundles/basic/items.py
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ from uuid import UUID
 from bundlewrap.utils.text import italic
 
 files = {
-    '/etc/default/locale': {
-        'content_type': 'mako',
-        'needs': {
-            'action:locale-gen',
-        },
-    },
     '/etc/hosts': {
         'content_type': 'mako',
     },
@@ -28,6 +22,20 @@ files = {
     },
 }
 
+if node.os_version[0] < 13:
+    locale_file = '/etc/default/locale'
+else:
+    locale_file = '/etc/locale.conf'
+
+files[locale_file] = {
+    'content_type': 'mako',
+    'source': 'locale.conf',
+    'needs': {
+        'action:locale-gen',
+    },
+}
+
+
 if node.has_any_bundle([
     'dovecot',
     'nginx',