diff --git a/source/blender/animrig/intern/action.cc b/source/blender/animrig/intern/action.cc
index 31e606be3bd..eae58a3c578 100644
--- a/source/blender/animrig/intern/action.cc
+++ b/source/blender/animrig/intern/action.cc
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Layer &Action::layer_add(const std::optional<StringRefNull> name)
     STRNCPY_UTF8(new_layer.name, name.value().c_str());
   }
   else {
-    STRNCPY_UTF8(new_layer.name, layer_default_name);
+    STRNCPY_UTF8(new_layer.name, DATA_(layer_default_name));
   }
 
   grow_array_and_append<::ActionLayer *>(&this->layer_array, &this->layer_array_num, &new_layer);
diff --git a/source/blender/animrig/intern/versioning.cc b/source/blender/animrig/intern/versioning.cc
index 44823f102c9..5f1c042c897 100644
--- a/source/blender/animrig/intern/versioning.cc
+++ b/source/blender/animrig/intern/versioning.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 namespace blender::animrig::versioning {
 
 constexpr const char *DEFAULT_VERSIONED_SLOT_NAME = "Legacy Slot";
+constexpr const char *DEFAULT_VERSIONED_LAYER_NAME = "Layer";
 
 bool action_is_layered(const bAction &dna_action)
 {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ void convert_legacy_animato_action(bAction &dna_action)
                                     DATA_(DEFAULT_VERSIONED_SLOT_NAME)};
   action.slot_identifier_define(slot, slot_identifier);
 
-  Layer &layer = action.layer_add("Layer");
+  Layer &layer = action.layer_add(DATA_(DEFAULT_VERSIONED_LAYER_NAME));
   blender::animrig::Strip &strip = layer.strip_add(action,
                                                    blender::animrig::Strip::Type::Keyframe);
   Channelbag &bag = strip.data<StripKeyframeData>(action).channelbag_for_slot_ensure(slot);