diff --git a/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index 3886f803e6..03be772166 100644
--- a/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -186,10 +186,14 @@ switch($step) {
 	if ( isset( $_REQUEST['noapi'] ) ) {
 		$step_1 .= '&noapi';
 	}
+
 	if ( $loaded_language ) {
 		$step_1 .= '&language=' . $loaded_language;
 		$install .= '?language=' . $loaded_language;
+	} else {
+		$install .= '?language=en_US';
 	}
+
 	$tryagain_link = '</p><p class="step"><a href="' . $step_1 . '" onclick="javascript:history.go(-1);return false;" class="button button-large">' . __( 'Try again' ) . '</a>';
 
 	if ( empty( $prefix ) )