diff --git a/app/views/annotations/_annotation_locales.html.erb b/app/views/annotations/_annotation_locales.html.erb
index b5a091579..05499b885 100644
--- a/app/views/annotations/_annotation_locales.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/annotations/_annotation_locales.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<% I18n.locale = current_user.locale %>
+
 <div id="annotation-locales"
   data-permission="<%= t('admin.annotation.warning_message.permission') %>"
   data-note="<%= t('admin.annotation.note') %>"