diff --git a/src/wp-admin/about.php b/src/wp-admin/about.php
index 5bf7139ca3..b86e09e44c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ function _wp_override_admin_video_width_limit( $output ) {
 }
 
 $video_url = 'https://videopress.com/embed/GbdhpGF3?hd=true';
-$locale    = str_replace( '_', '-', get_locale() );
-list( $locale ) = explode( '-', $locale );
-if ( 'en' !== $locale ) {
-	$video_url = add_query_arg( 'defaultLangCode', $locale, $video_url );
+$lang_code = str_replace( '_', '-', get_user_locale() );
+list( $lang_code ) = explode( '-', $lang_code );
+if ( 'en' !== $lang_code ) {
+	$video_url = add_query_arg( 'defaultLangCode', $lang_code, $video_url );
 }
 
 $title = __( 'About' );