diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/Activator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/Activator.java
index 91617940757..99582d26087 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/Activator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/Activator.java
@@ -197,11 +197,13 @@ public String getBundleId(Object object) {
 	 * in the given locale. Does not return null.
 	 * @throws MissingResourceException If the corresponding resource could not be found
 	 */
-	public ResourceBundle getLocalization(Bundle bundle, String locale) throws MissingResourceException {
-		if (localizationTracker == null) {
-			throw new MissingResourceException(CommonMessages.activator_resourceBundleNotStarted, bundle.getSymbolicName(), ""); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static ResourceBundle getLocalization(Bundle bundle, String locale) throws MissingResourceException {
+		Activator activator = Activator.getDefault();
+		if (activator == null) {
+			throw new MissingResourceException(CommonMessages.activator_resourceBundleNotStarted,
+					bundle.getSymbolicName(), ""); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
-		BundleLocalization location = localizationTracker.current().orElse(null);
+		BundleLocalization location = activator.localizationTracker.current().orElse(null);
 		ResourceBundle result = null;
 		if (location != null)
 			result = location.getLocalization(bundle, locale);
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/ResourceTranslator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/ResourceTranslator.java
index f0b5a572c7e..b2122e4f6a5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/ResourceTranslator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/ResourceTranslator.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private static ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(Bundle bundle, String language)
 			Locale locale = (language == null) ? Locale.getDefault() : new Locale(language);
 			return ResourceBundle.getBundle("plugin", locale, createTempClassloader(bundle)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
-		return Activator.getDefault().getLocalization(bundle, language);
+		return Activator.getLocalization(bundle, language);
 	}
 
 	public static String[] getResourceString(Bundle bundle, String[] nonTranslated, String locale) {