diff --git a/modules/callbacks.inc b/modules/callbacks.inc
index 1288661..a7df7af 100644
--- a/modules/callbacks.inc
+++ b/modules/callbacks.inc
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ function entity_metadata_field_verbatim_get($entity, array $options, $name, $ent
  */
 function entity_metadata_field_verbatim_set($entity, $name, $items, $langcode, $entity_type) {
   $field = field_info_field($name);
-  $langcode = entity_metadata_field_get_language($entity_type, $entity, $entity_type, $langcode);
+  $langcode = entity_metadata_field_get_language($entity_type, $entity, $field, $langcode);
   $value = $field['cardinality'] == 1 ? array($items) : (array) $items;
   // Filter out any items set to NULL.
   $entity->{$name}[$langcode] = array_filter($value);