diff --git a/searx/engines/google.py b/searx/engines/google.py
index 9c768260..807c58ed 100644
--- a/searx/engines/google.py
+++ b/searx/engines/google.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def request(query, params):
                                       query=urlencode({'q': query}))
 
     params['headers']['Accept-Language'] = language
-    params['cookies']['PREF'] = get_google_pref_cookie()
+    if language.startswith('en'):
+        params['cookies']['PREF'] = get_google_pref_cookie()
 
     return params
 
diff --git a/searx/tests/engines/test_google.py b/searx/tests/engines/test_google.py
index 2c3d8e5f..2a90fc5e 100644
--- a/searx/tests/engines/test_google.py
+++ b/searx/tests/engines/test_google.py
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ class TestGoogleEngine(SearxTestCase):
         self.assertIn('url', params)
         self.assertIn(query, params['url'])
         self.assertIn('google.com', params['url'])
-        self.assertIn('PREF', params['cookies'])
+        self.assertNotIn('PREF', params['cookies'])
         self.assertIn('fr', params['headers']['Accept-Language'])
 
         dicto['language'] = 'all'
         params = google.request(query, dicto)
         self.assertIn('en', params['headers']['Accept-Language'])
+        self.assertIn('PREF', params['cookies'])
 
     def test_response(self):
         self.assertRaises(AttributeError, google.response, None)