diff --git a/source/blender/src/language.c b/source/blender/src/language.c
index 6f5f89845f1..5762681ec9d 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/language.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/language.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ float BIF_GetStringWidth(BMF_Font* font, char *str, int translate)
 
 #ifdef INTERNATIONAL
 	if(G.ui_international == TRUE)
-		if(U.transopts & USER_TR_BUTTONS)
+		if(translate && (U.transopts & USER_TR_BUTTONS))
 			rt= FTF_GetStringWidth(str, FTF_USE_GETTEXT | FTF_INPUT_UTF8);
 		else
 			rt= FTF_GetStringWidth(str, FTF_NO_TRANSCONV | FTF_INPUT_UTF8);