diff --git a/django/middleware/locale.py b/django/middleware/locale.py
index 44dec75a542..c8cbd58685e 100644
--- a/django/middleware/locale.py
+++ b/django/middleware/locale.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class LocaleMiddleware(object):
         urlconf = getattr(request, 'urlconf', settings.ROOT_URLCONF)
         i18n_patterns_used, prefixed_default_language = is_language_prefix_patterns_used(urlconf)
         language = translation.get_language_from_request(request, check_path=i18n_patterns_used)
-        if not language and i18n_patterns_used and not prefixed_default_language:
+        language_from_path = translation.get_language_from_path(request.path_info)
+        if not language_from_path and i18n_patterns_used and not prefixed_default_language:
             language = settings.LANGUAGE_CODE
         translation.activate(language)
         request.LANGUAGE_CODE = translation.get_language()
@@ -33,9 +34,6 @@ class LocaleMiddleware(object):
         urlconf = getattr(request, 'urlconf', settings.ROOT_URLCONF)
         i18n_patterns_used, prefixed_default_language = is_language_prefix_patterns_used(urlconf)
 
-        if not language_from_path and i18n_patterns_used and not prefixed_default_language:
-            language_from_path = settings.LANGUAGE_CODE
-
         if response.status_code == 404 and not language_from_path and i18n_patterns_used:
             language_path = '/%s%s' % (language, request.path_info)
             path_valid = is_valid_path(language_path, urlconf)
diff --git a/tests/i18n/tests.py b/tests/i18n/tests.py
index ba5127f2ea5..d365f3be6d9 100644
--- a/tests/i18n/tests.py
+++ b/tests/i18n/tests.py
@@ -1808,6 +1808,10 @@ class UnprefixedDefaultLanguageTests(SimpleTestCase):
         response = self.client.get('/fr/simple/')
         self.assertEqual(response.content, b'Oui')
 
+    def test_unprefixed_language_other_than_accept_language(self):
+        response = self.client.get('/simple/', HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE='fr')
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, b'Yes')
+
     def test_unexpected_kwarg_to_i18n_patterns(self):
         with self.assertRaisesMessage(AssertionError, "Unexpected kwargs for i18n_patterns(): {'foo':"):
             i18n_patterns(object(), foo='bar')