diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Entity/File.php b/core/modules/file/src/Entity/File.php
index 3bdf5ceb98..92aa436423 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Entity/File.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Entity/File.php
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
       ->setDescription(t('The file language code.'));
 
     $fields['uid']
-      ->setTranslatable(FALSE)
       ->setDescription(t('The user ID of the file.'));
 
     $fields['filename'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('string')
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/EntityOwnerTrait.php b/core/modules/user/src/EntityOwnerTrait.php
index 1e1b6d3c50..916c435269 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/EntityOwnerTrait.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/EntityOwnerTrait.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static function ownerBaseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_typ
       $entity_type->getKey('owner') => BaseFieldDefinition::create('entity_reference')
         ->setLabel(new TranslatableMarkup('User ID'))
         ->setSetting('target_type', 'user')
-        ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
+        ->setTranslatable($entity_type->isTranslatable())
         ->setDefaultValueCallback(static::class . '::getDefaultEntityOwner'),
     ];
   }