diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
index e1d3c5b14f6..78b78185ca0 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ class Form
 		if ($resql) {
 			if (!$forcecombo) {
 				include_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/lib/ajax.lib.php';
-				$out .= ajax_combobox($htmlname, $events, $conf->global->COMPANY_USE_SEARCH_TO_SELECT);
+				$out .= ajax_combobox($htmlname, $events, getDolGlobalString("COMPANY_USE_SEARCH_TO_SELECT"));
 			}
 
 			// Construct $out and $outarray
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ class Form
 
 			if ($conf->use_javascript_ajax && !$forcecombo && !$options_only) {
 				include_once DOL_DOCUMENT_ROOT.'/core/lib/ajax.lib.php';
-				$out .= ajax_combobox($htmlid, $events, $conf->global->CONTACT_USE_SEARCH_TO_SELECT);
+				$out .= ajax_combobox($htmlid, $events, getDolGlobalString("CONTACT_USE_SEARCH_TO_SELECT"));
 			}
 
 			if ($htmlname != 'none' && !$options_only) {