diff --git a/locale/+linux.ha b/locale/+linux.ha
index 951d13d..886492d 100644
--- a/locale/+linux.ha
+++ b/locale/+linux.ha
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ export fn get_time() locale = get_locale("LC_TIME");
 export fn get_messages() locale = get_locale("LC_MESSAGES");
 
 fn get_locale(var: str) locale =
-	match (get_locale_no_fallback(var)) {
+	match (get_locale_no_fallback("LC_ALL")) {
 	case let local: locale => yield local;
 	case =>
-		yield match (get_locale_no_fallback("LANG")) {
+		yield match (get_locale_no_fallback(var)) {
 		case let local: locale => yield local;
-		case                   => yield c;
+		case =>
+			yield match (get_locale_no_fallback("LANG")) {
+			case let local: locale => yield local;
+			case                   => yield c;
+			};
 		};
 	};