diff --git a/dots/.config/fontconfig/conf.d b/dots/.config/fontconfig/conf.d
index e3823c16d..cb84b18d5 100644
--- a/dots/.config/fontconfig/conf.d
+++ b/dots/.config/fontconfig/conf.d
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     </edit>
   </match>
   <match target="pattern">
+    <test name="lang">
+      <string>ar</string>
+    </test>
     <edit name="family" mode="prepend">
       <string>Noto Sans Arabic</string>
     </edit>