diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-i18n.yml b/.github/workflows/check-i18n.yml
index 4b221df123..ea5ab4bb7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-i18n.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-i18n.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bin/i18n-tasks check-normalized
 
       - name: Check for unused strings
-        run: bin/i18n-tasks unused
+        run: bin/i18n-tasks unused -l en
 
       - name: Check for missing strings in English YML
         run: |