diff --git a/Subliminal/enzyme/mkv.py b/Subliminal/enzyme/mkv.py
index 9dbce9b..897a6dd 100644
--- a/Subliminal/enzyme/mkv.py
+++ b/Subliminal/enzyme/mkv.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def fromelement(cls, element):
         type = element.get('TrackType')  # @ReservedAssignment
         number = element.get('TrackNumber', 0)
         name = element.get('Name')
-        language = element.get('Language')
+        language = element.get('Language', 'eng')
         enabled = bool(element.get('FlagEnabled', 1))
         default = bool(element.get('FlagDefault', 1))
         forced = bool(element.get('FlagForced', 0))