diff -Naur eglibc-2.15.old/localedata/Makefile eglibc-2.15/localedata/Makefile
--- eglibc-2.15.old/localedata/Makefile	2011-11-17 21:56:08.000000000 +0000
+++ eglibc-2.15/localedata/Makefile	2013-03-18 15:25:40.078955980 +0000
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@
 # Dependency for the locale files.  We actually make it depend only on
 # one of the files.
 $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(CTYPE_FILES)): %: \
-  gen-locale.sh $(common-objpfx)locale/localedef Makefile \
+  if [ -f /usr/bin/localedef ]; then \
+    gen-locale.sh /usr/bin/localedef Makefile \
+  else \
+    gen-locale.sh $(common-objpfx)locale/localedef Makefile \
+  fi\
   $(addprefix charmaps/,$(CHARMAPS)) $(addprefix locales/,$(LOCALE_SRCS))
 	@$(SHELL) -e gen-locale.sh $(common-objpfx)	\
 		 '$(if $(cross-localedef), 		\
@@ -235,8 +239,12 @@
 INSTALL-SUPPORTED-LOCALES=$(addprefix install-, $(SUPPORTED-LOCALES))
 
 # Sometimes the whole collection of locale files should be installed.
-LOCALEDEF=I18NPATH=. GCONV_PATH=$(common-objpfx)iconvdata LC_ALL=C \
-$(common-objpfx)elf/ld.so --library-path $(rpath-link) $(common-objpfx)locale/localedef
+ifeq (,$(wildcard /usr/bin/localedef))
+LOCALEDEF=I18NPATH=. GCONV_PATH=$(common-objpfx)iconvdata LC_ALL=C $(common-objpfx)elf/ld.so --library-path $(rpath-link) $(common-objpfx)locale/localedef
+else
+LOCALEDEF=I18NPATH=. GCONV_PATH=$(common-objpfx)iconvdata LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/localedef
+endif
+
 install-locales: $(INSTALL-SUPPORTED-LOCALES)
 
 install-locales-dir: