diff --git a/src/common/intl.cpp b/src/common/intl.cpp
index bddfe17c34..470c5d12bb 100644
--- a/src/common/intl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/intl.cpp
@@ -2479,6 +2479,11 @@ bool wxLocale::AddCatalog(const wxChar *szDomain)
     // don't add it because it couldn't be loaded anyway
     delete pMsgCat;
 
+    // it's OK to not load English catalog, the texts are embedded in
+    // the program:
+    if (m_strShort.Mid(0, 2) == wxT("en"))
+        return TRUE;
+
     return FALSE;
   }
 }