diff --git a/platform/osx/os_osx.mm b/platform/osx/os_osx.mm
index 07e549ac8f8..8fe0eb879d1 100644
--- a/platform/osx/os_osx.mm
+++ b/platform/osx/os_osx.mm
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ Error OS_OSX::shell_open(String p_uri) {
 }
 
 String OS_OSX::get_locale() const {
-	NSString *locale_code = [[NSLocale currentLocale] localeIdentifier];
+	NSString *locale_code = [[NSLocale preferredLanguages] objectAtIndex:0];
 	return [locale_code UTF8String];
 }