diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
index 1a97dc3d6f..7e6bf862d7 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
@@ -3669,27 +3669,44 @@ expand_cmdline (
   return EXPAND_OK;
 }
 
-/*
- * Cleanup matches for help tags: remove "@en" if "en" is the only language.
- */
-
+// Cleanup matches for help tags:
+// Remove "@ab" if the top of 'helplang' is "ab" and the language of the first
+// tag matches it.  Otherwise remove "@en" if "en" is the only language.
 static void cleanup_help_tags(int num_file, char_u **file)
 {
-  int i, j;
-  int len;
+  char_u buf[4];
+  char_u *p = buf;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < num_file; ++i) {
-    len = (int)STRLEN(file[i]) - 3;
-    if (len > 0 && STRCMP(file[i] + len, "@en") == 0) {
-      /* Sorting on priority means the same item in another language may
-       * be anywhere.  Search all items for a match up to the "@en". */
-      for (j = 0; j < num_file; ++j)
+  if (p_hlg[0] != NUL) {
+    *p++ = '@';
+    *p++ = p_hlg[0];
+    *p++ = p_hlg[1];
+  }
+  *p = NUL;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_file; i++) {
+    int len = (int)STRLEN(file[i]) - 3;
+    if (len <= 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (i == 0 && STRCMP(file[i] + len, buf) == 0) {
+      file[i][len] = NUL;
+      break;
+    } else if (STRCMP(file[i] + len, "@en") == 0) {
+      // Sorting on priority means the same item in another language may
+      // be anywhere.  Search all items for a match up to the "@en".
+      int j;
+      for (j = 0; j < num_file; j++) {
         if (j != i
             && (int)STRLEN(file[j]) == len + 3
-            && STRNCMP(file[i], file[j], len + 1) == 0)
+            && STRNCMP(file[i], file[j], len + 1) == 0) {
           break;
-      if (j == num_file)
+        }
+      }
+      if (j == num_file) {
         file[i][len] = NUL;
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index 685a2a843b..24c3d4eb5b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
   // 1674 NA
   1673,
   // 1672 NA
-  // 1671,
+  1671,
   // 1670,
   // 1669 NA
   // 1668 NA