diff --git a/makefiles/in_chroot/install.sh b/makefiles/in_chroot/install.sh
index 4fbd31c..2de2e37 100755
--- a/makefiles/in_chroot/install.sh
+++ b/makefiles/in_chroot/install.sh
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ systemctl enable gen_etc_issue.service
 cp software/configs/disable_kernel_messages.service /etc/systemd/system/
 systemctl enable disable_kernel_messages.service
 
+# configure plocate
+systemctl enable plocate-updatedb.timer
+updatedb
+
 # systemd is being stupid:
 sed -i 's/kernel.sysrq = 16/kernel.sysrq = 1/' /usr/lib/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
 
diff --git a/makefiles/in_chroot/requirements_pacman.txt b/makefiles/in_chroot/requirements_pacman.txt
index ad3ae01..455b3c7 100644
--- a/makefiles/in_chroot/requirements_pacman.txt
+++ b/makefiles/in_chroot/requirements_pacman.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ python-numpy
 
 # various other packages
 lsof
-mlocate
+plocate
 stress
 screen
 minicom