diff --git a/packages/commons/src/lib/i18n.ts b/packages/commons/src/lib/i18n.ts
index bfb5caac1..9ed3ef2fb 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const UNSORTED_LOCALES = [
     {
         id: "en",
         name: "English",
-        electronLocale: "en"
+        electronLocale: "en_US" // by default there's no en.pak in the locales, so we end up with no English packs otherwise.
     },
     {
         id: "de",