diff --git a/locale/+linux.ha b/locale/+linux.ha
index fea8a72..b57c56c 100644
--- a/locale/+linux.ha
+++ b/locale/+linux.ha
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use bufio;
 use errors;
+use fmt;
 use io;
 use os;
 use strings;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ fn get_locale(var: str) locale =
 	match (get_locale_no_fallback(var)) {
 	case let local: locale => yield local;
 	case =>
-		yield match (get_locale_no_fallback("LC_LANG")) {
+		yield match (get_locale_no_fallback("LANG")) {
 		case let local: locale => yield local;
 		case                   => yield c;
 		};
@@ -86,8 +87,10 @@ fn get_locale_conf() []str = {
 
 	for (true) {
 		match (bufio::scan_line(&scanner)) {
-		case let line: const str => append(locale_conf, line);
-		case                     => return locale_conf;
+		case let line: const str =>
+			append(locale_conf, strings::dup(line));
+		case =>
+			return locale_conf;
 		};
 	};
 };