diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/nl_langinfo.c b/lib/libc/locale/nl_langinfo.c
index f94736d4d5f3..65eada3396fd 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/nl_langinfo.c
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/nl_langinfo.c
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ nl_langinfo(nl_item item) {
 		ret = (char*) __get_current_messages_locale()->noexpr;
 		break;
 	case YESSTR:            /* deprecated */
-		ret = "";
+		ret = (char*) __get_current_messages_locale()->yesstr;
 		break;
 	case NOSTR:             /* deprecated */
-		ret = "";
+		ret = (char*) __get_current_messages_locale()->nostr;
 		break;
 	case CRNCYSTR:          /* deprecated */
 		/* XXX: need to be implemented */