diff --git a/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp b/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp
index 15abf8b6ec..cf765c0b7d 100644
--- a/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/time/ZoneView.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ TimeZoneView::_BuildZoneMenu()
 
 			BString region(zoneID, slashPos);
 
-			if (region == B_TRANSLATE("Etc"))
+			if (region == "Etc")
 				region = kOtherRegion;
 			else if (countryName.Length() == 0) {
 				// skip global timezones from other regions, we are just