diff --git a/grep.changes b/grep.changes
index 1d33395..0b26da1 100644
--- a/grep.changes
+++ b/grep.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 12 13:40:18 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- use glibc-locale to reenable less common locale tests (bsc#1195390)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 16 12:05:52 UTC 2021 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/grep.spec b/grep.spec
index 9c31914..0175540 100644
--- a/grep.spec
+++ b/grep.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package grep
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Source3:        https://savannah.gnu.org/project/memberlist-gpgkeys.php?group=gr
 Source4:        profile.sh
 Source5:        %{name}-rpmlintrc
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  glibc-locale
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
 Provides:       base:%{_bindir}/grep