diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-search-algolia/src/theme/hooks/useAlgoliaContextualFacetFilters.js b/packages/docusaurus-theme-search-algolia/src/theme/hooks/useAlgoliaContextualFacetFilters.js
index c09ef21963ba..220e1effae03 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-search-algolia/src/theme/hooks/useAlgoliaContextualFacetFilters.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-search-algolia/src/theme/hooks/useAlgoliaContextualFacetFilters.js
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ export default function useAlgoliaContextualFacetFilters() {
 
   const tagsFilter = tags.map((tag) => `docusaurus_tag:${tag}`);
 
-  return [languageFilter, tagsFilter];
+  return [...(locale ? languageFilter : []), tagsFilter];
 }