diff --git a/OsmAnd-java/src/main/java/net/osmand/data/MapObject.java b/OsmAnd-java/src/main/java/net/osmand/data/MapObject.java
index c3205431cd..7cd6e1227c 100644
--- a/OsmAnd-java/src/main/java/net/osmand/data/MapObject.java
+++ b/OsmAnd-java/src/main/java/net/osmand/data/MapObject.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public abstract class MapObject implements Comparable<MapObject> {
 
 	public String getName(String lang, boolean transliterate) {
 		if (lang != null && lang.length() > 0) {
-			if (lang.equals("en")) {
+			if (lang.equals("en") && !getEnName(transliterate).isEmpty()) {
 				// ignore transliterate option here for backward compatibility
 				return getEnName(true);
 			} else {