1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb b/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb
index 7a0462e1b2c..271359fcfd1 100644
--- a/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ module PreferencesHelper
   end
 
   def language_choices
-    Gitlab::I18n::AVAILABLE_LANGUAGES.map(&:reverse).sort
+    options_for_select(
+      Gitlab::I18n::AVAILABLE_LANGUAGES.map(&:reverse).sort,
+      current_user.preferred_language
+    )
   end
 
   private