Index: modules/locale/locale.module
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--- modules/locale/locale.module	(revision 7)
+++ modules/locale/locale.module	(working copy)
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@
       '#title' => t('Language'),
       '#default_value' => (isset($form['#node']->language) ? $form['#node']->language : ''),
       '#options' => array(LANGUAGE_NONE => t('Language neutral')) + locale_language_list('name'),
+      '#access' => user_access('translate content'),
     );
   }
   // Node type without language selector: assign the default for new nodes