diff --git a/recipes/al_masry_alyoum_arabic.recipe b/recipes/al_masry_alyoum_arabic.recipe
index c3696a27e3..d2713d96a3 100644
--- a/recipes/al_masry_alyoum_arabic.recipe
+++ b/recipes/al_masry_alyoum_arabic.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class AlMasryAlyoum(BasicNewsRecipe):
     title = u'Al-Masry Alyoum (المصري اليوم)'
     __author__ = 'Hassan Williamson'
     description = 'The Arabic version of the Al-Masry Alyoum (Egypt Independent) newspaper.'
-    language = 'ar'
+    language = 'ar_eg'
     encoding = 'utf8'
     cover_url = 'http://www.almasryalyoum.com/content/images/header_logo.png'
     oldest_article = 7