Index: bbpress.php
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--- bbpress.php	(revision 3588)
+++ bbpress.php	(working copy)
@@ -559,11 +559,9 @@
 			return load_textdomain( 'bbpress', $mofile_local );
 
 		// Look in global /wp-content/languages/ folder
-		elseif ( file_exists( $mofile_global ) )
+		else
 			return load_textdomain( 'bbpress', $mofile_global );
 
-		// Nothing found
-		return false;
 	}
 
 	/**