diff --git a/src/common/intl.cpp b/src/common/intl.cpp
index 85542646b2..93c03859c7 100644
--- a/src/common/intl.cpp
+++ b/src/common/intl.cpp
@@ -1593,6 +1593,11 @@ bool wxLocale::AddCatalog(const wxChar *szDomain)
   else {
     // 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;
   }