diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
index 50f1c231c..7218a8b6c 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ QStringList MinecraftInstance::javaArguments()
 {
     QStringList args;
 
+    args << "-Duser.language=en";
+
     // custom args go first. we want to override them if we have our own here.
     args.append(extraArguments());
 
@@ -621,8 +623,6 @@ QStringList MinecraftInstance::javaArguments()
         }
     }
 
-    args << "-Duser.language=en";
-
     if (javaVersion.isModular() && shouldApplyOnlineFixes())
         // allow reflective access to java.net - required by the skin fix
         args << "--add-opens" << "java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED";