diff --git a/htdocs/societe/card.php b/htdocs/societe/card.php
index 69f76cacab8..e7ad33e6028 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/card.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/card.php
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ else
         if (! empty($conf->global->MAIN_MULTILANGS))
         {
             print '<tr><td>'.$form->editfieldkey('DefaultLang', 'default_lang', '', $object, 0).'</td><td colspan="3" class="maxwidthonsmartphone">'."\n";
-            print $formadmin->select_language(($object->default_lang?$object->default_lang:$conf->global->MAIN_LANG_DEFAULT), 'default_lang', 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 'maxwidth200onsmartphone');
+            print $formadmin->select_language(GETPOST('default_lang','alpha')?GETPOST('default_lang','alpha'):($object->default_lang?$object->default_lang:''), 'default_lang', 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 'maxwidth200onsmartphone');
             print '</td>';
             print '</tr>';
         }