diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/standalone/ConfigUIHelper.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/standalone/ConfigUIHelper.java
index fbd7f7e01a..43a71c8baa 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/standalone/ConfigUIHelper.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/standalone/ConfigUIHelper.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class ConfigUIHelper {
      *  Country flag unused.
      */
     private static final String langs[][] = {
-        { "ar", "lang_ar", "Arabic ﻉﺮﺒﻳﺓ", null },
+        { "ar", "lang_ar", "Arabic عربية", null },
         { "az", "az", "Azerbaijani", null },
         { "cs", "cz", "Čeština", null },
         { "zh", "cn", "Chinese 中文", null },
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigUIHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigUIHelper.java
index a22054b0b2..0b866280c2 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigUIHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigUIHelper.java
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ public class ConfigUIHelper extends HelperBase {
         // New lang_xx flags: Add to top-level build.xml
         // Names must be 18 chars or less (including country if specified)
         //
+        // NOTE: flag field now unused, flags are not displayed
+        //
         { "en", "us", "English", null },
-        { "ar", "lang_ar", "Arabic ﻉﺮﺒﻳﺓ", null },
+        { "ar", "lang_ar", "Arabic عربية", null },
         { "az", "az", "Azerbaijani", null },
         { "cs", "cz", "Čeština", null },
         { "zh", "cn", "Chinese 中文", null },
diff --git a/installer/resources/eepsite/docroot/help/index.html b/installer/resources/eepsite/docroot/help/index.html
index 99e513a093..a968026a9c 100644
--- a/installer/resources/eepsite/docroot/help/index.html
+++ b/installer/resources/eepsite/docroot/help/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
    <div class="langbar">
       <a href="index.html"><img src="lib/us.png" title="English" alt="English"></a>
-      <a href="index_ar.html"><img src="lib/lang_ar.png" title="ﻉﺮﺒﻳﺓ" alt="ﻉﺮﺒﻳﺓ"></a>
+      <a href="index_ar.html"><img src="lib/lang_ar.png" title="عربية" alt="عربية"></a>
       <a href="index_az.html"><img src="lib/az.png" title="Azerbaijani" alt="Azerbaijani"></a>
       <a href="index_zh.html"><img src="lib/cn.png" title="中文" alt="中文"></a>
       <a href="index_de.html"><img src="lib/de.png" title="Deutsch" alt="Deutsch"></a>