diff --git a/share/config_files/common/i18n b/share/config_files/common/i18n
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5366b7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/config_files/common/i18n
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SYSFONT="latarcyrheb-sun16"
diff --git a/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl b/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
index f5d0ae24..5feab577 100644
--- a/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ symlink /sbin/init init
 ## install some basic configuration files
 append etc/resolv.conf ""
 copy usr/share/anaconda/lang-table etc
+install ${configdir}/i18n etc/sysconfig
 install ${configdir}/rsyslog.conf etc
 install ${configdir}/bash_history root/.bash_history
 install ${configdir}/profile root/.profile