diff --git a/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py b/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py
index 6d113dd3b..a840e6e4a 100644
--- a/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py
+++ b/electrum/base_crash_reporter.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class BaseCrashReporter(Logger):
             "python_version": sys.version,
             "os": describe_os_version(),
             "wallet_type": "unknown",
-            "locale": locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] or "?",
+            "locale": locale.getlocale()[0] or "?",
             "description": self.get_user_description()
         }
         try: