diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js
index 0abbf84d0..18af89421 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js
@@ -6719,9 +6719,10 @@ CSL.NameOutput.prototype._isRomanesque = function (name) {
     if (!ret && name.given && name.given.match(CSL.STARTSWITH_ROMANESQUE_REGEXP)) {
         ret = 1;
     }
-    if (ret == 2 && name.multi && name.multi.main) {
-        var top_locale = name.multi.main.slice(0, 2);
-        if (!top_locale && this.Item.language) {
+    if (ret == 2) {
+        if (name.multi && name.multi.main) {
+            var top_locale = name.multi.main.slice(0, 2);
+        } else if (this.Item.language) {
             top_locale = this.Item.language.slice(0, 2);
         }
         if (["ja", "zh"].indexOf(top_locale) > -1) {