diff --git a/core/model/Translatable.php b/core/model/Translatable.php
index 15d1226ed..fe9e1d42a 100755
--- a/core/model/Translatable.php
+++ b/core/model/Translatable.php
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator implements PermissionProvider {
 			&& !preg_match('/("|\'|`)Locale("|\'|`)/', $query->getFilter())
 			//&& !$query->filtersOnFK()
 		)  {
-			$qry = sprintf('"%s"."Locale" = \'%s\'', $baseTable, $locale);
+			$qry = sprintf('"%s"."Locale" = \'%s\'', $baseTable, Convert::raw2sql($locale));
 			$query->where[] = $qry; 
 		}
 	}