diff --git a/src/auth/Auth.cpp b/src/auth/Auth.cpp

index fbcf04c..6f7b47e 100644

--- a/src/auth/Auth.cpp

+++ b/src/auth/Auth.cpp

@@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ namespace SDDM {

         SocketServer::instance()->helpers[id] = this;

         QProcessEnvironment env = child->processEnvironment();

         bool langEmpty = true;

-        QFile localeFile(QStringLiteral("/etc/locale.conf"));

+

+        QString path = QStringLiteral("/etc/sysconfig/i18n");

+        QFileInfo localeCheck(path);

+        if (!localeCheck.exists() || !localeCheck.isFile() || !localeCheck.isReadable())

+            path = QStringLiteral("/etc/locale.conf");

+        QFile localeFile(path);

+

         if (localeFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {

             QTextStream in(&localeFile);

             while (!in.atEnd()) {