diff --git a/ipatests/azure/Dockerfile.build-container b/ipatests/azure/Dockerfile.build-container
index 82fc65d0f..31d2c41fb 100644
--- a/ipatests/azure/Dockerfile.build-container
+++ b/ipatests/azure/Dockerfile.build-container
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUN echo 'deltarpm = false' >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf \
     && dnf update -y dnf \
     && dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core sudo wget systemd firewalld nss-tools iptables \
     && dnf config-manager '*modular*' --set-disabled \
+    && sed -i 's/%_install_langs \(.*\)/\0:fr/g' /etc/rpm/macros.image-language-conf \
     && dnf install -y /root/rpms/*.rpm \
     && dnf clean all && rm -rf /root/rpms /root/srpms \
     && for i in /usr/lib/systemd/system/*-domainname.service; \