diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
index 44a538370dae..95e88ff14071 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 , sanitizeAddress ? false
 , sanitizeThreads ? false
 , with3d ? true
-, withI18n ? false
+, withI18n ? true
 , withPCM ? true # Plugin and Content Manager
 , srcs ? { }
 }: