diff --git a/include/n64dd.h b/include/n64dd.h
index f7a3f649ca..5a90dbe1c0 100644
--- a/include/n64dd.h
+++ b/include/n64dd.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ extern s32 B_801E0F64;
 extern void (*D_801D2EB4)(void*, void*, void*);
 
 // Error messages
-extern const char* D_801D2ED0[];        // "Error Number    " array
+extern const char* gN64DDLocalizedErrorNumberHeaders[];        // "Error Number    " array
 extern const char* D_801D2EE0[2][8][4]; // Array of error message strings
 
 // Error textures
diff --git a/src/n64dd/n64dd_801C9B70.c b/src/n64dd/n64dd_801C9B70.c
index 2437904c37..79f205c777 100644
--- a/src/n64dd/n64dd_801C9B70.c
+++ b/src/n64dd/n64dd_801C9B70.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void func_801C9C74(u8* dest, u8 value, u32 count) {
 
 // n64ddError_GetErrorHeader
 const char* func_801C9CA4(void) {
-    return D_801D2ED0[func_801C9C48()];
+    return gN64DDLocalizedErrorNumberHeaders[func_801C9C48()];
 }
 
 // n64ddError_WriteNumberJP
diff --git a/src/n64dd/n64dd_error_headers.c b/src/n64dd/n64dd_error_headers.c
index ee7d611c21..0ec7520d55 100644
--- a/src/n64dd/n64dd_error_headers.c
+++ b/src/n64dd/n64dd_error_headers.c
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #include "n64dd.h"
 
-// Padding in .rodata suggests that these are in a separate file
-const char* D_801D2ED0[4] = { "エラー番号　　　", "Error Number    ", NULL, NULL };
+// Padding in .rodata suggests that this array is in a separate file
+/**
+ * Region-specific "error number" headers used in N64DD error handling.
+ * The first one is used if the current region is Japan (gCurrentRegion == REGION_JP),
+ * the second otherwise.
+ * You can probably accurately guess what the japanese one means (it means "Error Number" :p)
+ */
+const char* gN64DDLocalizedErrorNumberHeaders[2] = { "エラー番号　　　", "Error Number    " };