diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.js b/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.js
index 718b6e2fcb6..5955c2e0fc9 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/report/budget_variance_report/budget_variance_report.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ frappe.query_reports["Budget Variance Report"] = {
 	"formatter": function (value, row, column, data, default_formatter) {
 		value = default_formatter(value, row, column, data);
 
-		if (column.fieldname.includes('variance')) {
+		if (column.fieldname.includes(__("variance"))) {
 
 			if (data[column.fieldname] < 0) {
 				value = "<span style='color:red'>" + value + "</span>";