diff --git a/src/lang/french.txt b/src/lang/french.txt
--- a/src/lang/french.txt
+++ b/src/lang/french.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ##name French
 ##ownname Français
-##isocode fr_FR.UTF-8
+##isocode fr_FR
 ##plural 2
 ##gender m m2 f