diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/cocoacarbon.mm b/gtk2_ardour/cocoacarbon.mm
index 9d6707f909..13fd6c7332 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/cocoacarbon.mm
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/cocoacarbon.mm
@@ -99,17 +99,26 @@ set_language_preference ()
 				*/
 				have_translatable_languages = false;
 				cout << "User has en as primary language choice. " << PROGRAM_NAME << " will not be translated\n";
+			} else if (len == 5 && cstr[len-2] == 'G' && cstr[len-1] == 'B') {
+				/* primary language is english (GB). Stop
+				   looking, because we know there is a
+				   translation.
+				*/
+				cout << "Use has en_GB a primary language choice. " << PROGRAM_NAME << " will be translated\n";
 			} else if (len == 5 && cstr[len-2] == 'U' && cstr[len-1] == 'S') {
 				/* primary language choice is english (US). Stop looking, and do not set
 				   LANGUAGE. gettext needs to just skip translation entirely.
 				*/
 				have_translatable_languages = false;
 				cout << "User has en_US as primary language choice. " << PROGRAM_NAME << " will not be translated\n";
+			} else {
+				/* primary language choice is english with some
+				 * non-anglosphere locale, eg. en_DE. We will
+				 * not translate.
+				 */
+				have_translatable_languages = false;
+				cout << "User has " << cstr << " as primary language/locale choice. " << PROGRAM_NAME << " will not be translated\n";
 			}
-
-			/* else en-<FOO> ... still leave the door open for translation
-			   to other version of english (e.g. en_IN, en_GB, etc)
-			*/
 		}
 
 		if (have_translatable_languages) {