diff --git a/i18n/english/ipkg/postinst b/i18n/english/ipkg/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..24cf8dd2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/english/ipkg/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+[ -n "${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ] || {
+	( . /etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-english ) &&	rm -f /etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-english
+}
diff --git a/i18n/english/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-english b/i18n/english/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-english
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..506d6ef93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/english/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-english
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+uci batch <<-EOF
+	set luci.languages.en=English
+        commit luci
+EOF
+	
diff --git a/i18n/french/ipkg/postinst b/i18n/french/ipkg/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e220e4dca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/french/ipkg/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+[ -n "${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ] || {
+	( . /etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-french ) &&	rm -f /etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-french
+}
diff --git a/i18n/french/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-french b/i18n/french/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-french
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3a6f8c200d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/french/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-french
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+uci batch <<-EOF
+	set luci.languages.fr=Français
+        commit luci
+EOF
+	
diff --git a/i18n/german/ipkg/postinst b/i18n/german/ipkg/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c5af662874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/german/ipkg/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+[ -n "${IPKG_INSTROOT}" ] || {
+	( . /etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-german ) &&	rm -f /etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-german
+}
diff --git a/i18n/german/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-german b/i18n/german/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-german
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..26a928fae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/german/root/etc/uci-defaults/luci-i18n-german
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+uci batch <<-EOF
+	set luci.languages.de=Deutsch
+        commit luci
+EOF
+	
diff --git a/libs/web/root/etc/config/luci b/libs/web/root/etc/config/luci
index 76375eafea..43c484a8fd 100644
--- a/libs/web/root/etc/config/luci
+++ b/libs/web/root/etc/config/luci
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ config event uci_oncommit
 	option ntpclient	"/sbin/luci-reload ntpclient"
 
 config internal languages
-	option de "Deutsch"
-	option en "English"
-	option fr "Français"
 	
 config internal sauth
 	option sessionpath "/tmp/.lucisessions"