diff --git a/source/ngc/menu.cpp b/source/ngc/menu.cpp
index 4c37d26..3b8fa74 100644
--- a/source/ngc/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/ngc/menu.cpp
@@ -3586,6 +3586,14 @@ static int MenuSettingsMenu()
 				break;
 			case 5:
 				GCSettings.language++;
+
+				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++;
+
 				if(GCSettings.language > LANG_KOREAN)
 					GCSettings.language = 0;
 				break;
diff --git a/source/ngc/preferences.cpp b/source/ngc/preferences.cpp
index bde8706..8a7a578 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