diff --git a/makedist.inc.sh b/makedist.inc.sh
index 757d7e3..c7a2147 100644
--- a/makedist.inc.sh
+++ b/makedist.inc.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ libcap libaudit libselinux libsepol libpcre libcap-ng libattr libstdc++6 libpam"
 # pam initscripts
 chroot $MOUNTDIR /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --install /bin/sh sh /bin/bash 20
 
+[ -e $TARGETDIR/platforms/$PLATFORM/pre.inc.sh ] && . $TARGETDIR/platforms/$PLATFORM/pre-packages.inc.sh
+
 [ "$LANGUAGE" ] && {
 
    [ "$LANGUAGE" = "en" ] && KEYMAP=us || KEYMAP="$LANGUAGE"
diff --git a/platforms/livedvd-root/pre-packages.inc.sh b/platforms/livedvd-root/pre-packages.inc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d792996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/livedvd-root/pre-packages.inc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Configure rpm for livedvd supported languages
+mkdir -p ${MOUNTDIR}/etc/rpm
+echo "%install_langs en:it:fr:es:de" > ${MOUNTDIR}/etc/rpm/macros.lang