diff --git a/pym/portage/util/locale.py b/pym/portage/util/locale.py
index 58ecb2a..c3332ea 100644
--- a/pym/portage/util/locale.py
+++ b/pym/portage/util/locale.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 		try:
 			return _check_locale_cache[mylocale]
 		except KeyError:
+			pass
 
 	pid = os.fork()
 	if pid == 0: