diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
index b72b383a803..7546a7565f4 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ LABEL linux
 MENU LABEL Boot Void GNU/Linux ${kver} ($(uname -m))
 KERNEL /casper/vmlinuz
 INITRD /casper/initrd.lz
-APPEND boot=casper keymap=${KEYMAP:-es} locale=${LOCALE:-es_ES} ro
+APPEND boot=casper quiet keymap=${KEYMAP:-us} locale=${LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8} ro
 
 LABEL linuxtoram
-MENU LABEL Boot Void GNU/Linux ${kver} (toram) ($(uname -m))
+MENU LABEL Boot Void GNU/Linux ${kver} (RAM) ($(uname -m))
 KERNEL /casper/vmlinuz
 INITRD /casper/initrd.lz
-APPEND boot=casper toram keymap=${KEYMAP:-es} locale=${LOCALE:-es_ES} ro
+APPEND boot=casper quiet toram keymap=${KEYMAP:-us} locale=${LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8} ro
 
 LABEL c
 MENU LABEL Boot first HD found by the BIOS
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/template b/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
index 25ebd1ac98b..04ed063d57c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vmklive'
 pkgname=vmklive
-version=0.5.2
+version=0.5.3
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Void GNU/Linux live image maker"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"