diff --git a/xmloff/source/core/xmlimp.cxx b/xmloff/source/core/xmlimp.cxx
index fd084ad77023..873aa8d69431 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/core/xmlimp.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/core/xmlimp.cxx
@@ -545,7 +545,9 @@ namespace {
                                     break;
                             }
                         }
-                        if (aKeyString.isEmpty())
+                        if (aLocale.isEmpty())
+                            ; // Do nothing, we don't have a matching translation
+                        else if (aKeyString.isEmpty())
                             aKeyString = aStr;
                         else
                         {