diff --git a/specs/browser_language_detection/disable.spec.ts b/specs/browser_language_detection/disable.spec.ts
index 66b314492..25c615275 100644
--- a/specs/browser_language_detection/disable.spec.ts
+++ b/specs/browser_language_detection/disable.spec.ts
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ test('disable', async () => {
   await page.waitForTimeout(100)
 
   // set default locale
-  expect(await getText(page, '#lang-switcher-current-locale code')).toEqual('en')
+  expect(await getText(page, '#lang-switcher-current-locale code')).toEqual('fr')
 })
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils.ts b/src/runtime/utils.ts
index 240a9891f..3adb40d3a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/utils.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/utils.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ export function detectLocale<Context extends NuxtApp = NuxtApp>(
       finalLocale = getLocaleDomain(normalizedLocales)
     } else if (strategy !== 'no_prefix') {
       finalLocale = routeLocaleGetter(route)
+    } else {
+      if (!nuxtI18nOptions.detectBrowserLanguage) {
+        finalLocale = initialLocale
+      }
     }
   }