diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml b/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
index a087ad4d620..2dbb136eb4b 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base_data.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
         
         <record id="lang_en" model="res.lang">
             <field name="code">en_US</field>
-            <field name="name">English</field>
+			<field name="name">English</field>
+			<field name="translatable">True</field>
         </record>
         
         <record id="ad" model="res.country">