diff --git a/lib/languages.js b/lib/languages.js
index 61c154d5b1..245cb7912f 100644
--- a/lib/languages.js
+++ b/lib/languages.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const languages = {
     name: 'Simplified Chinese',
     nativeName: '简体中文',
     code: 'cn',
-    hreflang: 'zh-Hans',
+    hreflang: 'zh',
     redirectPatterns: [/^\/zh-\w{2}/, /^\/zh/],
     dir: 'translations/zh-CN',
     wip: false