diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Controller/DbUpdateController.php b/core/modules/system/src/Controller/DbUpdateController.php
index 0239a41..ea0cb8e 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Controller/DbUpdateController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Controller/DbUpdateController.php
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ protected function selection(Request $request) {
       }
       // @todo Simplify with https://www.drupal.org/node/2548095
       $base_url = str_replace('/update.php', '', $request->getBaseUrl());
-      $url = (new Url('system.db_update', array('op' => 'run')))->setOption('base_url', $base_url);
+      $language = \Drupal::languageManager()->getLanguage(\Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface::LANGCODE_NOT_APPLICABLE);
+      $url = (new Url('system.db_update', array('op' => 'run')))->setOption('base_url', $base_url)->setOption('language', $language);
       $build['link'] = array(
         '#type' => 'link',
         '#title' => $this->t('Apply pending updates'),
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index c9e8175..5b35b5a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
     if ($has_pending_updates) {
       $requirements['update']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
       $requirements['update']['value'] = t('Out of date');
-      $requirements['update']['description'] = t('Some modules have database schema updates to install. You should run the <a href=":update">database update script</a> immediately.', array(':update' => \Drupal::url('system.db_update')));
+      $requirements['update']['description'] = t('Some modules have database schema updates to install. You should run the <a href=":update">database update script</a> immediately.', array(':update' => \Drupal::url('system.db_update', array(), array('language' => \Drupal::languageManager()->getLanguage(\Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface::LANGCODE_NOT_APPLICABLE)))));
     }
 
     $requirements['entity_update'] = [