diff --git a/src/components/relative-time.jsx b/src/components/relative-time.jsx
index 9c62c771..9308c643 100644
--- a/src/components/relative-time.jsx
+++ b/src/components/relative-time.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function isValidDate(value) {
 
 const resolvedLocale = new Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().locale;
 const DTF = mem((locale, opts = {}) => {
-  const lang = localeMatch([locale], [resolvedLocale], locale);
+  const regionlessLocale = locale.replace(/-[a-z]+$/i, '');
+  const lang = localeMatch([regionlessLocale], [resolvedLocale], locale);
   try {
     return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(lang, opts);
   } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/src/utils/nice-date-time.js b/src/utils/nice-date-time.js
index 29019360..adf81c88 100644
--- a/src/utils/nice-date-time.js
+++ b/src/utils/nice-date-time.js
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ const defaultLocale = new Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().locale;
 
 const _DateTimeFormat = (opts) => {
   const { locale, dateYear, hideTime, formatOpts } = opts || {};
-  const loc =
-    locale && !/pseudo/i.test(locale)
-      ? localeMatch([locale], [defaultLocale], locale)
-      : defaultLocale;
+  const regionlessLocale = locale.replace(/-[a-z]+$/i, '');
+  const loc = localeMatch([regionlessLocale], [defaultLocale], locale);
   const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
   const options = {
     // Show year if not current year
@@ -24,9 +22,11 @@ const _DateTimeFormat = (opts) => {
   };
   try {
     return Intl.DateTimeFormat(loc, options);
-  } catch (e) {
-    return Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, options);
-  }
+  } catch (e) {}
+  try {
+    return Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, options);
+  } catch (e) {}
+  return Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, options);
 };
 const DateTimeFormat = mem(_DateTimeFormat);