diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index b9aa329f..c6e6e36d 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -2575,6 +2575,8 @@
 		 */
 		function _fnLanguageCompat( oLanguage )
 		{
+			var oDefaults = DataTable.defaults.oLanguage;
+		
 			/* Backwards compatibility - if there is no sEmptyTable given, then use the same as
 			 * sZeroRecords - assuming that is given.
 			 */
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.init.js b/media/src/core/core.init.js
index 2e995cf3..e20ff744 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.init.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.init.js
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ function _fnInitComplete ( oSettings, json )
  */
 function _fnLanguageCompat( oLanguage )
 {
+	var oDefaults = DataTable.defaults.oLanguage;
+
 	/* Backwards compatibility - if there is no sEmptyTable given, then use the same as
 	 * sZeroRecords - assuming that is given.
 	 */