diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f103885d8f87..a5b4b7743d20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Mapbox welcomes participation and contributions from everyone.
 
 * Add support for runtime source properties. ([#1267](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1267))
 * Start location services lazily. ([#1262](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1262))
+* Fix localization crash on iOS 11 and 12. ([#1278](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-maps-ios/pull/1278))
 
 ## 10.5.0-beta.1 - April 7, 2022
 
diff --git a/Sources/MapboxMaps/Style/Style+Localization.swift b/Sources/MapboxMaps/Style/Style+Localization.swift
index d4ed7d92ba26..950ae7da3827 100644
--- a/Sources/MapboxMaps/Style/Style+Localization.swift
+++ b/Sources/MapboxMaps/Style/Style+Localization.swift
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ extension Style {
         let expressionAbbr = try NSRegularExpression(pattern: "\\[\"get\",\\s*\"abbr\"\\]",
                                                      options: .caseInsensitive)
 
-        if var stringExpression = String(data: try JSONEncoder().encode(symbolLayer.textField), encoding: .utf8),
-           stringExpression != "null" {
+        if case .expression(let textField) = symbolLayer.textField,
+           var stringExpression = String(data: try JSONEncoder().encode(textField), encoding: .utf8) {
             stringExpression.updateOnceExpression(replacement: replacement, regex: expressionCoalesce)
             stringExpression.updateExpression(replacement: replacement, regex: expressionAbbr)