--- ebuild.sh.orig
+++ ebuild.sh
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@
 	export PWORKDIR="$WORKDIR"
 	src_install
 	#|| abort_install "fail"
+	remove_language_files
 	prepall
 	cd "${D}"
 
@@ -1460,6 +1461,36 @@
 	PATH="${stripped_path}"
 }
 
+remove_language_files() {
+	local keepdir
+
+	if useq !nls; then
+		LINGUAS=en
+	elif [[ -z "${LINGUAS}" ]]; then
+		return
+	fi
+	echo ">>> Removing unwanted language files"
+
+	save_IFS
+	IFS=':'
+	for langparentdir in ${MANPATH} /usr/share/locale; do
+		IFS=$' \t\n'
+		if pushd "${D}/${langparentdir}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			for langdir in */; do
+				keepdir=0
+				for lang in ${LINGUAS} man*; do
+					[[ "${langdir#${lang}[_/]}" != "${langdir}" ]] &&
+						keepdir=1
+				done
+				[[ $keepdir == 0 ]] &&
+					rm -fr $langdir
+			done
+			popd >/dev/null 2>&1
+		fi
+	done
+	restore_IFS
+}
+
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