diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index 0a846a07..f7eb40dc 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ kconfig_options_uefi = {
             "EFI_VARS_PSTORE": True,
             "EFI_RUNTIME_WRAPPERS": True,
             "VFAT_FS": True,
+            "NLS_ASCII": True,
         },
         "x86_64": {
             "EFI_MIXED": True,