diff --git a/engines/mortevielle/detection.cpp b/engines/mortevielle/detection.cpp
index 7d0f3c4d88b..8e2eab52b8c 100644
--- a/engines/mortevielle/detection.cpp
+++ b/engines/mortevielle/detection.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ uint32 MortevielleEngine::getGameFlags() const { return _gameDescription->desc.f
 
 Common::Language MortevielleEngine::getLanguage() const { return _gameDescription->desc.language; }
 
+Common::Language MortevielleEngine::getOriginalLanguage() const { return _gameDescription->originalLanguage; }
+
 }
 
 static const PlainGameDescriptor MortevielleGame[] = {
diff --git a/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp b/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp
index 67199b97bca..7962c176af1 100644
--- a/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp
+++ b/engines/mortevielle/menu.cpp
@@ -638,11 +638,13 @@ void Menu::initMenu() {
 	}
 
 	if (!enMenuLoaded) {
-		if (!f.open("menufr.mor"))
+		if (_vm->getOriginalLanguage() == Common::FR_FRA) {
+			if (!f.open("menufr.mor"))
+				error("Missing file - menufr.mor");
+		} else { // Common::DE_DEU
 			if (!f.open("menual.mor"))
-				if (!f.open("menu.mor"))
-					error("Missing file - menufr.mor or menual.mor or menu.mor");
-
+				error("Missing file - menual.mor");
+		}
 		f.read(_charArr, 7 * 24);
 		f.close();
 	}
diff --git a/engines/mortevielle/mortevielle.h b/engines/mortevielle/mortevielle.h
index 27a3d5697af..d3930f71070 100644
--- a/engines/mortevielle/mortevielle.h
+++ b/engines/mortevielle/mortevielle.h
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ public:
 	virtual Common::Error run();
 	uint32 getGameFlags() const;
 	Common::Language getLanguage() const;
+	Common::Language getOriginalLanguage() const;
 	static Common::String generateSaveFilename(const Common::String &target, int slot);
 	Common::String generateSaveFilename(int slot) { return generateSaveFilename(_targetName, slot); }