1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index b138d79b5..ce388c2e9 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ function locale_initialize() {
     $languages = $languages['name'];
   }
   else {
-    $languages = array();
+    // Ensure the locale/language is correctly returned, even without locale.module.
+    // Useful for e.g. XML/HTML 'lang' attributes.
+    $languages = array('en' => 'English');
   }
   if ($user->uid && $languages[$user->language]) {
     return $user->language;