diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 3d32749f8..e09cdd66d 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY_ONE(plugindir,PLUGINDIR,libdir,/lib,/tuxbox/plugins,
 TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY_ONE(luaplugindir,LUAPLUGINDIR,libdir,/lib,/tuxbox/luaplugins,
 	[--with-luaplugindir=PATH   ],[where to find Lua plugins])
 
+TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY_ONE(localedir,LOCALEDIR,datadir,/share, /tuxbox/neutrino/locale,
+	[--with-localedir=PATH     ],[where to find the locale])
+
 TUXBOX_APPS_DIRECTORY_ONE(themesdir,THEMESDIR,datadir,/share, /tuxbox/neutrino/themes,
 	[--with-themesdir=PATH     ],[where to find the themes])
 
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBDIR)
 AC_SUBST(MNTDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PLUGINDIR)
 AC_SUBST(LUAPLUGINDIR)
+AC_SUBST(LOCALEDIR)
 AC_SUBST(THEMESDIR)
 AC_SUBST(ICONSDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PRIVATE_HTTPDDIR)
diff --git a/data/locale/Makefile.am b/data/locale/Makefile.am
index 3da75d75f..95e3a1165 100644
--- a/data/locale/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/locale/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-installdir = $(DATADIR)/neutrino/locale
+installdir = $(LOCALEDIR)
 
 locale = \
 	nederlands.locale \
diff --git a/data/locale/_readme.txt b/data/locale/_readme.txt
index 8c47c902f..0d417fdcb 100644
--- a/data/locale/_readme.txt
+++ b/data/locale/_readme.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ any empty lines.
 
 Destination of .locale files:
 -----------------------------
-directory: /var/tuxbox/config/locale or /share/tuxbox/neutrino/locale
+directory: /var/tuxbox/locale or /share/tuxbox/neutrino/locale
 
 Master file:
 ------------
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 602635bc8..59de7db4e 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #define NEUTRINO_SCAN_SETTINGS_FILE     CONFIGDIR "/scan.conf"
 #define NEUTRINO_PARENTALLOCKED_FILE    DATADIR   "/neutrino/.plocked"
 
+#define LOCALEDIR_VAR	"/var/tuxbox/locale"
 #define THEMESDIR_VAR	"/var/tuxbox/themes"
 
 NEUTRINO_CPP  SNeutrinoSettings	g_settings;
diff --git a/src/gui/osdlang_setup.cpp b/src/gui/osdlang_setup.cpp
index 6757e40a7..3c61bd5a3 100644
--- a/src/gui/osdlang_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/osdlang_setup.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void COsdLangSetup::showLanguageSetup(CMenuWidget *osdl_setup)
 {
 	struct dirent **namelist;
 	int n;
-	const char *pfad[] = {DATADIR "/neutrino/locale", "/var/tuxbox/locale"};
+	const char *pfad[] = { LOCALEDIR, LOCALEDIR_VAR };
 
 	osdl_setup->addIntroItems();
 
diff --git a/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/ylanguage.cpp b/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/ylanguage.cpp
index 9604c72c1..47391ddc6 100644
--- a/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/ylanguage.cpp
+++ b/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/ylanguage.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ void CLanguage::setLanguage(std::string _language){
 	ConfigLanguage->loadConfig(language_dir + "/" + _language);
 	DefaultLanguage->loadConfig(language_dir + "/" + HTTPD_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE);
 
-	const char * path[2] = { "/var/tuxbox/locale/", DATADIR "/neutrino/locale/"};
+	const char * path[2] = { LOCALEDIR_VAR, LOCALEDIR };
 	for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 	{
 		std::string filename = path[i];
+		filename += "/";
 		filename += g_settings.language;
 		filename += ".locale";
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ void CLanguage::setLanguage(std::string _language){
 		}
 		else if (i == 1) {
 			// load neutrino default language (should not happen)
-			NeutrinoLanguage->loadConfig(DATADIR "/neutrino/locale/english.locale", ' ');
+			NeutrinoLanguage->loadConfig(LOCALEDIR "/english.locale", ' ');
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/system/localize.cpp b/src/system/localize.cpp
index c1be218fe..607f7b95f 100644
--- a/src/system/localize.cpp
+++ b/src/system/localize.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <global.h>
 #include <system/localize.h>
 #include <system/locals_intern.h>
 
@@ -108,8 +109,7 @@ CLocaleManager::~CLocaleManager()
 		::free(defaultDataMem);
 }
 
-#define LOCALEDIR_VAR "/var/tuxbox/locale/"
-const char * path[2] = { LOCALEDIR_VAR, DATADIR "/neutrino/locale/"};
+const char * path[2] = { LOCALEDIR_VAR, LOCALEDIR };
 
 CLocaleManager::loadLocale_ret_t CLocaleManager::loadLocale(const char * const locale, bool asdefault)
 {
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ CLocaleManager::loadLocale_ret_t CLocaleManager::loadLocale(const char * const l
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 	{
 		std::string filename = path[i];
+		filename += "/";
 		filename += locale;
 		filename += ".locale";
 		::stat(filename.c_str(), &st);