diff --git a/src/app/app.cpp b/src/app/app.cpp
index 3444481c..58a58da4 100644
--- a/src/app/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app/app.cpp
@@ -1832,7 +1832,12 @@ void CApplication::SetLanguage(Language language)
     // Update C++ locale
     try
     {
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_DEBUG)
+        // Avoids failed assertion in VS debugger
+        throw -1;
+#else
         std::locale::global(std::locale(systemLocale.c_str()));
+#endif
     }
     catch (...)
     {