diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 76eb4a0..27c0f4d 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -476,6 +476,10 @@ prepare_subpackages() {
 		echo "$i" | sed 's/^/  /'
 		return 1
 	fi
+	# post check for /usr/share/locale
+	if [ -d "$pkgdir"/usr/share/locale ]; then
+		warning "Found /usr/share/local. Maybe add \$pkgname-lang to subpackages?"
+	fi
 }
 
 default_lang() {