diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Config/InterfaceConfigPane.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Config/InterfaceConfigPane.cpp
index 30a3c7aa30..ae1a79ba04 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Config/InterfaceConfigPane.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Config/InterfaceConfigPane.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <array>
+#include <limits>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <wx/button.h>
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <wx/sizer.h>
 #include <wx/stattext.h>
 
+#include "Common/CommonFuncs.h"
 #include "Common/CommonPaths.h"
 #include "Common/FileSearch.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "DolphinWX/X11Utils.h"
 #endif
 
-static const std::string language_ids[] = {
+static const std::array<std::string, 29> language_ids = {
     "",
 
     "ms", "ca", "cs",    "da", "de", "en", "es",    "fr",    "hr", "it", "hu", "nl",
@@ -146,14 +149,26 @@ void InterfaceConfigPane::LoadGUIValues()
   m_osd_messages_checkbox->SetValue(startup_params.bOnScreenDisplayMessages);
   m_pause_focus_lost_checkbox->SetValue(SConfig::GetInstance().m_PauseOnFocusLost);
 
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(language_ids) / sizeof(wxLanguage); i++)
+  const std::string exact_language = SConfig::GetInstance().m_InterfaceLanguage;
+  const std::string loose_language = exact_language.substr(0, exact_language.find('_'));
+  size_t exact_match_index = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+  size_t loose_match_index = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < language_ids.size(); i++)
   {
-    if (language_ids[i] == SConfig::GetInstance().m_InterfaceLanguage)
+    if (language_ids[i] == exact_language)
     {
-      m_interface_lang_choice->SetSelection(i);
+      exact_match_index = i;
       break;
     }
+    else if (language_ids[i] == loose_language)
+    {
+      loose_match_index = i;
+    }
   }
+  if (exact_match_index != std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
+    m_interface_lang_choice->SetSelection(exact_match_index);
+  else if (loose_match_index != std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
+    m_interface_lang_choice->SetSelection(loose_match_index);
 
   LoadThemes();
 }