diff --git a/goal_src/engine/game/settings.gc b/goal_src/engine/game/settings.gc
index 202fb72a098..ca2f48ac79a 100644
--- a/goal_src/engine/game/settings.gc
+++ b/goal_src/engine/game/settings.gc
@@ -307,15 +307,19 @@
       ;; send language change to the IOP.
       (when (!= (-> gp-0 language) (-> s5-1 language))
         ;; NOTE : pc port added this
-        (cond
-          ((= (language-enum japanese) (-> s5-1 language)) ;; old lang wasnt japanese
-           (sound-bank-unload (static-sound-name "common"))
-           (sound-bank-load (static-sound-name "commonj"))
-           )
-          ((= (language-enum japanese) (-> gp-0 language)) ;; old lang was japanese
-           (sound-bank-unload (static-sound-name "commonj"))
-           (sound-bank-load (static-sound-name "common"))
-           )
+        (#when PC_PORT
+          (cond
+            ((not *jak1-full-game*)
+             )
+            ((= (language-enum japanese) (-> s5-1 language)) ;; old lang wasnt japanese
+             (sound-bank-unload (static-sound-name "common"))
+             (sound-bank-load (static-sound-name "commonj"))
+             )
+            ((= (language-enum japanese) (-> gp-0 language)) ;; old lang was japanese
+             (sound-bank-unload (static-sound-name "commonj"))
+             (sound-bank-load (static-sound-name "common"))
+             )
+            )
           )
         (set! (-> gp-0 language) (-> s5-1 language))
         (set-language (-> gp-0 language))