diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/ResourceManagerLocalisationStore.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/ResourceManagerLocalisationStore.cs
index d2ff783413..3fa86c188c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/ResourceManagerLocalisationStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/ResourceManagerLocalisationStore.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
                 if (manager == null)
                     return null;
 
+                // When using the English culture, prefer the fallbacks rather than osu-resources baked strings.
+                // They are guaranteed to be up-to-date, and is also what a developer expects to see when making changes to `xxxStrings.cs` files.
+                if (EffectiveCulture.Name == @"en")
+                    return null;
+
                 try
                 {
                     return manager.GetString(key, EffectiveCulture);