diff --git a/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386 b/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386
index 38f740eabf..18b1ea2b72 100755
--- a/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386
+++ b/tests/vm/ubuntu.i386
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class UbuntuX86VM(basevm.BaseVM):
         self.ssh_root_check("sed -ie s/^#\ deb-src/deb-src/g /etc/apt/sources.list")
         self.ssh_root_check("apt-get update")
         self.ssh_root_check("apt-get build-dep -y qemu")
-        self.ssh_root_check("apt-get install -y libfdt-dev flex bison")
+        self.ssh_root_check("apt-get install -y libfdt-dev flex bison language-pack-en")
         self.ssh_root("poweroff")
         self.wait()
         os.rename(img_tmp, img)