diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index 692dd4e01d..794c0d5d4d 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -613,8 +613,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     onLanguageChange: function(newLang) {
         if(this.state.language !== newLang) {
-            // We intentionally promote this to the account level at this point
-            SettingsStore.setValue("language", null, SettingLevel.ACCOUNT, newLang);
+            SettingsStore.setValue("language", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, newLang);
             this.setState({
                 language: newLang,
             });