diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Phrase.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Phrase.php
index 7241f62d838da6999af47289486df6df10b39a30..992834a4816e1c14f8a56c488a739ed97c3d70f4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Phrase.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/Phrase.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Phrase implements JsonSerializable
      */
     public function render()
     {
-        return $this->getRenderer()->render([$this->text], $this->arguments);
+        return self::getRenderer() ? self::getRenderer()->render([$this->text], $this->arguments) : $this->text;
     }
 
     /**