diff --git a/configs/galileo_defconfig b/configs/galileo_defconfig
index 7db3cfe8a5..72ab0ff061 100644
--- a/configs/galileo_defconfig
+++ b/configs/galileo_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 BR2_x86_x1000=y
+# Needed for TARGET_GRUB2
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_WCHAR=y
 # Linux headers same as kernel, a 3.14 series
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_14=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_MDEV=y