diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/xlocale.c b/lib/libc/locale/xlocale.c
index 86ef8b53bc02..87160b26b4dc 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/xlocale.c
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/xlocale.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ locale_t newlocale(int mask, const char *locale, locale_t base)
 	for (type=0 ; type<XLC_LAST ; type++) {
 		if (mask & 1) {
 			if (useenv) {
-				realLocale = __get_locale_env(type);
+				realLocale = __get_locale_env(type + 1);
 			}
 			new->components[type] =
 			     constructors[type](realLocale, new);