diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a93dcdf858..bedc3995a7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-06-07  Dave Peticolas  <dave@krondo.com>
+
+	* src/gnome/new-user-callbacks.c (gnc_get_ea_locale_dir): if first
+	check fails, see if 2-letter prefix succeeds
+
 2001-06-07  James LewisMoss  <jimdres@mindspring.com>
 
 	* doc/README.translator.txt (variables): add instructions for
diff --git a/src/gnome/new-user-callbacks.c b/src/gnome/new-user-callbacks.c
index 3d4f3b1189..81d30eab2c 100644
--- a/src/gnome/new-user-callbacks.c
+++ b/src/gnome/new-user-callbacks.c
@@ -202,21 +202,32 @@ gnc_get_ea_locale_dir(const char *top_dir)
     gchar *ret;
     gchar *locale;
     struct stat buf;
-    
+
     locale = g_strdup(setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, NULL));
 
     ret = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", top_dir, locale);
-    g_free(locale);
 
     printf("Pondering dir: %s\n", ret);
-    
+
+    if(stat(ret, &buf) != 0 && (strlen (locale) > 2))
+    {
+        g_free (ret);
+        locale[2] = '\0';
+        ret = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", top_dir, locale);
+    }
+
+    printf("Pondering dir: %s\n", ret);
+
     if(stat(ret, &buf) != 0)
     {
+        g_free (ret);
         ret = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", top_dir, default_locale);
     }
 
     printf("Opening from dir: %s\n", ret);
     
+    g_free(locale);
+
     return ret;
 }