diff --git a/spellchecker/src/META-INF/SpellCheckerPlugin.xml b/spellchecker/src/META-INF/SpellCheckerPlugin.xml
index 348a57be9ef2..795533594a82 100644
--- a/spellchecker/src/META-INF/SpellCheckerPlugin.xml
+++ b/spellchecker/src/META-INF/SpellCheckerPlugin.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
     <localInspection shortName="SpellCheckingInspection" bundle="messages.SpellCheckerBundle"
                      key="spellchecking.inspection.name" groupKey="proofread" enabledByDefault="true" level="TYPO"
+                     language=""
                      implementationClass="com.intellij.spellchecker.inspections.SpellCheckingInspection"/>
 
     <nameSuggestionProvider id="DictionarySuggestionProvider" implementation="com.intellij.spellchecker.quickfixes.DictionarySuggestionProvider" order="first"/>