diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_lang_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_lang_view.xml
index 1a10af340b4..46327c69de8 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_lang_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_lang_view.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
                     <field name="translatable"/>
                     <field name="active"/>
                     <button name="%(base.action_wizard_update_translations)d"
-                    string="Update Terms" type="action" icon="gtk-ok" help="Update Language Terms"/>
+                    string="Update Terms" type="action" icon="gtk-ok" help="Update Language Terms"
+                    attrs="{'invisible': [('active', '=', False)]}"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>