diff --git a/include/rssfuncs.php b/include/rssfuncs.php
index 65855754b..4b1b30c4b 100644
--- a/include/rssfuncs.php
+++ b/include/rssfuncs.php
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@
 					$entry_language = db_escape_string(substr($entry_language[0], 0, 2));
 
 					_debug("detected language: $entry_language", $debug_enabled);
+				} else{
+					$entry_language = "";
 				}
 
 				$entry_comments = $item->get_comments_url();