diff --git a/programs/notepad/Ar.rc b/programs/notepad/Ar.rc
index 5d2a9b910d4..e4ec771675d 100644
--- a/programs/notepad/Ar.rc
+++ b/programs/notepad/Ar.rc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #pragma code_page(65001)
 
-LANGUAGE LANG_ARABIC, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
+LANGUAGE LANG_ARABIC, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 MAIN_MENU MENU
 {