diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx
index 281115f1575c..ef5f3b8e6d28 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.tsx
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ const MultiSelect = React.forwardRef(function MultiSelect<ItemType>(
     direction,
     selectedItems: selected,
     readOnly,
+    locale
   }: MultiSelectProps<ItemType>,
   ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLButtonElement>
 ) {
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ const MultiSelect = React.forwardRef(function MultiSelect<ItemType>(
     selectedItems: controlledSelectedItems,
     itemToString,
     compareItems,
-    locale: 'en',
+    locale
   };
 
   if (selectionFeedback === 'fixed') {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b23ed76121bd..81908c2d248e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1822,6 +1822,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
+"@carbon/cra-template@workspace:packages/cra-template":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "@carbon/cra-template@workspace:packages/cra-template"
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "@carbon/elements@workspace:packages/elements":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@carbon/elements@workspace:packages/elements"
@@ -12689,12 +12695,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"cra-template@workspace:packages/cra-template":
-  version: 0.0.0-use.local
-  resolution: "cra-template@workspace:packages/cra-template"
-  languageName: unknown
-  linkType: soft
-
 "create-ecdh@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.3
   resolution: "create-ecdh@npm:4.0.3"