diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index bf03d6b20..8f4d847ca 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ static const language_to_locale_struct language_to_locale_array[] = {
 {"french",               "fr_FR"},
 {"francais",             "fr_FR"},
 {"gaelic",               "ga_IE"},
+{"gaidhlig",             "ga_IE"},
 {"galician",             "gl_ES"},
 {"galego",               "gl_ES"},
 {"hebrew",               "he_IL"},