diff -u b/entity_translation.module b/entity_translation.module
--- b/entity_translation.module
+++ b/entity_translation.module
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@
   $handler->setFormLanguage($langcode);
   // Let the Title module know about the active language.
   if (module_exists('title')) {
-    $active_language = &drupal_static('title_active_language');
-    $active_language = $langcode;
+    title_active_language($langcode);
   }
+
   // Display the entity edit form.
   return _entity_translation_callback($edit_form_item['page callback'], $args, $edit_form_item);
 }
@@ -700,8 +700,7 @@
   $handler->setFormLanguage($langcode);
   // Let the Title module know about the active language.
   if (module_exists('title')) {
-    $active_language = &drupal_static('title_active_language');
-    $active_language = $langcode;
+    title_active_language($langcode);
   }
   $handler->setSourceLanguage($source);