diff --git a/components/templates/src/builtins/rss.xml b/components/templates/src/builtins/rss.xml
index 4eeffdde..d68302b5 100644
--- a/components/templates/src/builtins/rss.xml
+++ b/components/templates/src/builtins/rss.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         </link>
         <description>{{ config.description }}</description>
         <generator>Zola</generator>
-        <language>{{ config.default_language }}</language>
+        <language>{{ lang }}</language>
         <atom:link href="{{ feed_url | safe }}" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
         <lastBuildDate>{{ last_updated | date(format="%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z") }}</lastBuildDate>
         {%- for page in pages %}