diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 26fed59..ed9707a 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -4519,25 +4519,32 @@
 	len = (int)STRLEN(file[i]) - 3;
 	if (len <= 0)
 	    continue;
-	if (STRCMP(file[i] + len, buf) == 0)
-	{
-	    /* remove the default language */
-	    file[i][len] = NUL;
-	}
-	else if (STRCMP(file[i] + len, "@en") == 0)
+	if (STRCMP(file[i] + len, "@en") == 0)
 	{
 	    /* Sorting on priority means the same item in another language may
 	     * be anywhere.  Search all items for a match up to the "@en". */
 	    for (j = 0; j < num_file; ++j)
-		if (j != i
-			&& (int)STRLEN(file[j]) == len + 3
-			&& STRNCMP(file[i], file[j], len + 1) == 0)
+		if (j != i && (int)STRLEN(file[j]) == len + 3
+			   && STRNCMP(file[i], file[j], len + 1) == 0)
 		    break;
 	    if (j == num_file)
 		/* item only exists with @en, remove it */
 		file[i][len] = NUL;
 	}
     }
+
+    if (*buf != NUL)
+	for (i = 0; i < num_file; ++i)
+	{
+	    len = (int)STRLEN(file[i]) - 3;
+	    if (len <= 0)
+		continue;
+	    if (STRCMP(file[i] + len, buf) == 0)
+	    {
+		/* remove the default language */
+		file[i][len] = NUL;
+	    }
+	}
 }
 #endif