diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ struct MessageHistoryWindow : Window {
 
 		/* Fill the widget with news items. */
 		int y = r.top + this->top_spacing;
-		bool rtl = _dynlang.text_dir == TD_RTL;
+		bool rtl = _current_text_dir == TD_RTL;
 		uint date_left  = rtl ? r.right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT - this->date_width : r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT;
 		uint date_right = rtl ? r.right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT : r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT + this->date_width;
 		uint news_left  = rtl ? r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT : r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT + this->date_width + WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT;