diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 2bc9774cd8..4ef33a4a0b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	$scripts->add( 'mediaelement', "/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelement-and-player.min.js", array('jquery'), '2.14.2', 1 );
 	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'mediaelement', 'mejsL10n', array(
-		'language' => get_bloginfo( 'language' ),
+		'language' => substr( get_bloginfo( 'language' ), 0, 2 ),
 		'strings'  => array(
 			'Close'               => __( 'Close' ),
 			'Fullscreen'          => __( 'Fullscreen' ),