diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index ba26ddc..ae8d7ec 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1180,21 +1180,20 @@ spcd_step__packages_install_locales() {
     case "${SPCD_PM}" in
     "${SPCD_PM_APK}") spcd_install_package "musl-locales" ;;
     "${SPCD_PM_APT}")
-        unset spcd_step__pil__text
-        for spcd_step__pil__locale in "${@}"; do
-            spcd_step__pil__text="${spcd_step__pil__text}\
-${spcd_step__pil__locale}.${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET} ${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET}
+        local locale text
+        for locale in "${@}"; do
+            text="${text}\
+${locale}.${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET} ${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET}
 "
         done
-        spcd_os_write "/etc/locale.gen" "${spcd_step__pil__text}"
+        spcd_os_write "/etc/locale.gen" "${text}"
         spcd_install_package "locales"
         ;;
     "${SPCD_PM_DNF}")
-        for spcd_step__pil__locale in "${@}"; do
-            spcd_step__pil__lang="$(
-                echo "${spcd_step__pil__locale}" | cut -d _ -f 1
-            )"
-            spcd_install_package "glibc-langpack-${spcd_step__pil__lang}"
+        local locale language
+        for locale in "${@}"; do
+            language="$(echo "${locale}" | cut -d _ -f 1)"
+            spcd_install_package "glibc-langpack-${language}"
         done
         ;;
     "${SPCD_PM_PACMAN}") spcd_install_package "glibc-locales" ;;