diff --git a/projects/intel/options b/projects/intel/options
index fe5fb010e5..5ed759c8a1 100644
--- a/projects/intel/options
+++ b/projects/intel/options
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 # build and install Samba Server (yes / no)
   SAMBA_SERVER=yes
 
+# todo (need for vdr?)
+  SERVICES=yes
+
 # Displayserver to use (xorg-server / no)
   DISPLAYSERVER=xorg-server
 
@@ -43,6 +46,23 @@
 # digimatrix/mceusb/mceusb2/streamzap/cx88/imonknob/ultrax/dvico/MCE-X10)
   RECEIVER=mceusb
 
+# Locales to include in the ISO
+# can be empty or a list of locale names
+# e.g. "en_US.ISO-8859-1 it_IT.UTF-8"
+# used only when TARGET_LIBC=glibc
+  INCLUDED_LOCALES=
+
+# Default locale to use (empty disables locale support)
+# remember to set INCLUDED_LOCALES accordingly
+# used only when TARGET_LIBC=glibc
+  DEFAULT_LOCALE=
+
+# Timezones to include in the ISO
+# can be empty, "all" or a list of zoneinfo names
+# e.g. "Europe/Rome GMT Africa America/Kentucky"
+# used only when TARGET_LIBC=glibc
+  INCLUDED_TIMEZONES=all
+
 # MESA to use (Mesa / Mesa-master)
   MESA=Mesa-master