diff --git a/tpl/layout.twig b/tpl/layout.twig
index bb20075ac..fec7054ab 100644
--- a/tpl/layout.twig
+++ b/tpl/layout.twig
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<!--[if lte IE 6]><html class="no-js ie6 ie67 ie678" lang="en"><![endif]-->
-<!--[if lte IE 7]><html class="no-js ie7 ie67 ie678" lang="en"><![endif]-->
-<!--[if IE 8]><html class="no-js ie8 ie678" lang="en"><![endif]-->
-<!--[if gt IE 8]><html class="no-js" lang="en"><![endif]-->
-<html>
+<!--[if lte IE 6]><html class="no-js ie6 ie67 ie678" lang="{{ lang }}"><![endif]-->
+<!--[if lte IE 7]><html class="no-js ie7 ie67 ie678" lang="{{ lang }}"><![endif]-->
+<!--[if IE 8]><html class="no-js ie8 ie678" lang="{{ lang }}"><![endif]-->
+<!--[if gt IE 8]><html class="no-js" lang="{{ lang }}"><![endif]-->
 <html lang="{{ lang }}">
     <head>
         <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0">
