diff --git a/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb b/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb
index 03ed1b6c2..7bca530d4 100644
--- a/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class AccountSuggestions::GlobalSource < AccountSuggestions::Source
   end
 
   def get(account, skip_account_ids: [], limit: 40)
-    account_ids = account_ids_for_locale(I18n.locale.to_str.split(/[_-]/).first) - [account.id] - skip_account_ids
+    account_ids = account_ids_for_locale(I18n.locale.to_s.split(/[_-]/).first) - [account.id] - skip_account_ids
 
     as_ordered_suggestions(
       scope(account).where(id: account_ids),