diff --git a/src/kits/locale/MutableLocaleRoster.cpp b/src/kits/locale/MutableLocaleRoster.cpp
index de53afc3a2..d1f63993b1 100644
--- a/src/kits/locale/MutableLocaleRoster.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/locale/MutableLocaleRoster.cpp
@@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ RosterData::_LoadLocaleSettings()
 
 		_SetDefaultLocale(newDefaultLocale);
 
+		_SetPreferredLanguages(&settings);
+
 		return B_OK;
 	}
-	if (status == B_OK)
-		status = _SetPreferredLanguages(&settings);
 
 
 	// Something went wrong (no settings file or invalid BMessage), so we