diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.c

index 37a9ef8a330..5e09c13ec01 100644

--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.cc

+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.cc

@@ -637,6 +637,16 @@ UserDef *BKE_blendfile_userdef_from_defaults(void)

   /* Default studio light. */

   BKE_studiolight_default(userdef->light_param, userdef->light_ambient);

+  /*

+   * Enable translation by default. ALT Linux specific patch.

+   * See ALT#31561

+   */

+

+  userdef->language   = ULANGUAGE_AUTO;

+  userdef->transopts |= USER_TR_IFACE;

+  userdef->transopts |= USER_TR_TOOLTIPS;

+  userdef->transopts |= USER_TR_NEWDATANAME;

+

   return userdef;

 }