diff --git a/11/bookworm/Dockerfile b/11/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 69f863bef2..b0b53d519b 100644
--- a/11/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/11/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/11/bullseye/Dockerfile b/11/bullseye/Dockerfile
index f7bb865651..0de7a2e8b9 100644
--- a/11/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/11/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/12/bookworm/Dockerfile b/12/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 4203c226e1..376ea147a0 100644
--- a/12/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/12/bullseye/Dockerfile b/12/bullseye/Dockerfile
index ad25a552ad..354ee5e25c 100644
--- a/12/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/12/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/13/bookworm/Dockerfile b/13/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 9b1dab9be8..c37ad7fc5f 100644
--- a/13/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/13/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/13/bullseye/Dockerfile b/13/bullseye/Dockerfile
index be787cf111..83f6d9fd84 100644
--- a/13/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/13/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/14/bookworm/Dockerfile b/14/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 36a84c8abf..1eb9c3eeb9 100644
--- a/14/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/14/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/14/bullseye/Dockerfile b/14/bullseye/Dockerfile
index 798ca635eb..401e823764 100644
--- a/14/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/14/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/15/bookworm/Dockerfile b/15/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 3f9eff6e8e..60741cddbd 100644
--- a/15/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/15/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/15/bullseye/Dockerfile b/15/bullseye/Dockerfile
index f93842e4b2..1b5ca69a65 100644
--- a/15/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/15/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/16/bookworm/Dockerfile b/16/bookworm/Dockerfile
index 55e6934a4a..359a948d40 100644
--- a/16/bookworm/Dockerfile
+++ b/16/bookworm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/16/bullseye/Dockerfile b/16/bullseye/Dockerfile
index 3d650c2b79..a906a74505 100644
--- a/16/bullseye/Dockerfile
+++ b/16/bullseye/Dockerfile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index 0d897a9af4..1dced5e469 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 		! grep -q '/usr/share/locale' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker; \
 	fi; \
 	apt-get update; apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales; rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8
+	echo en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 >> /etc/locale.gen; \
+	locale-gen
 ENV LANG en_US.utf8
 
 RUN set -eux; \