diff --git a/src/common/xlocale.cpp b/src/common/xlocale.cpp
index 02c9d2ca2d..e8095a1132 100644
--- a/src/common/xlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/common/xlocale.cpp
@@ -90,12 +90,10 @@ wxXLocale& wxXLocale::GetCLocale()
 #if wxUSE_INTL
 wxXLocale::wxXLocale(wxLanguage lang)
 {
+    m_locale = NULL;
+
     const wxLanguageInfo * const info = wxLocale::GetLanguageInfo(lang);
-    if ( !info )
-    {
-        m_locale = NULL;
-    }
-    else
+    if ( info )
     {
         Init(info->GetLocaleName().c_str());
     }