diff --git a/source/ngc/menu.cpp b/source/ngc/menu.cpp
index 426acf0..2e126b3 100644
--- a/source/ngc/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/menu.cpp
@@ -3619,8 +3619,11 @@ static int MenuSettingsMenu()
 				break;
 			case 5:
 				GCSettings.language++;
-				if(GCSettings.language > LANG_KOREAN)
-					GCSettings.language = 0;
+
+				if(GCSettings.language == LANG_ITALIAN)
+					GCSettings.language++;
+				else if(GCSettings.language > LANG_DUTCH)
+					GCSettings.language = LANG_ENGLISH;
 				break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/ngc/preferences.cpp b/source/ngc/preferences.cpp
index c3c5bb2..1c14545 100644
--- a/source/ngc/preferences.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/preferences.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ DefaultSettings ()
 	GCSettings.Rumble = 1;
 #ifdef HW_RVL
 	GCSettings.language = CONF_GetLanguage();
+	
+	if(GCSettings.language == LANG_JAPANESE || 
+		GCSettings.language == LANG_ITALIAN || 
+		GCSettings.language == LANG_SIMP_CHINESE || 
+		GCSettings.language == LANG_TRAD_CHINESE || 
+		GCSettings.language == LANG_KOREAN)
+		GCSettings.language = LANG_ENGLISH;
 #else
 	GCSettings.language = LANG_ENGLISH;
 #endif