diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/cfg_u.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/cfg_u.cpp
index d6b586ea0..82bab5797 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/cfg_u.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/cfg_u.cpp
@@ -11,33 +11,38 @@
 
 namespace CFG_U {
 
-static const std::array<const char*, 187> country_codes = { 
-    nullptr, "JP", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,    // 0-7
-    "AI", "AG", "AR", "AW", "BS", "BB", "BZ", "BO",                         // 8-15
-    "BR", "VG", "CA", "KY", "CL", "CO", "CR", "DM",                         // 16-23
-    "DO", "EC", "SV", "GF", "GD", "GP", "GT", "GY",                         // 24-31
-    "HT", "HN", "JM", "MQ", "MX", "MS", "AN", "NI",                         // 32-39
-    "PA", "PY", "PE", "KN", "LC", "VC", "SR", "TT",                         // 40-47
-    "TC", "US", "UY", "VI", "VE", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,                // 48-55
-    nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, // 56-63
-    "AL", "AU", "AT", "BE", "BA", "BW", "BG", "HR",                         // 64-71
-    "CY", "CZ", "DK", "EE", "FI", "FR", "DE", "GR",                         // 72-79
-    "HU", "IS", "IE", "IT", "LV", "LS", "LI", "LT",                         // 80-87
-    "LU", "MK", "MT", "ME", "MZ", "NA", "NL", "NZ",                         // 88-95
-    "NO", "PL", "PT", "RO", "RU", "RS", "SK", "SI",                         // 96-103
-    "ZA", "ES", "SZ", "SE", "CH", "TR", "GB", "ZM",                         // 104-111
-    "ZW", "AZ", "MR", "ML", "NE", "TD", "SD", "ER",                         // 112-119
-    "DJ", "SO", "AD", "GI", "GG", "IM", "JE", "MC",                         // 120-127
-    "TW", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,    // 128-135
-    "KR", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,    // 136-143
-    "HK", "MO", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,       // 144-151
-    "ID", "SG", "TH", "PH", "MY", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,                // 152-159
-    "CN", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,    // 160-167
-    "AE", "IN", "EG", "OM", "QA", "KW", "SA", "SY",                         // 168-175
-    "BH", "JO", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,       // 176-183
-    "SM", "VA", "BM",                                                       // 184-186
+// TODO(Link Mauve): use a constexpr once MSVC starts supporting it.
+#define C(code) ((code)[0] | ((code)[1] << 8))
+
+static const std::array<u16, 187> country_codes = {
+    0,       C("JP"), 0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 0-7
+    C("AI"), C("AG"), C("AR"), C("AW"), C("BS"), C("BB"), C("BZ"), C("BO"), // 8-15
+    C("BR"), C("VG"), C("CA"), C("KY"), C("CL"), C("CO"), C("CR"), C("DM"), // 16-23
+    C("DO"), C("EC"), C("SV"), C("GF"), C("GD"), C("GP"), C("GT"), C("GY"), // 24-31
+    C("HT"), C("HN"), C("JM"), C("MQ"), C("MX"), C("MS"), C("AN"), C("NI"), // 32-39
+    C("PA"), C("PY"), C("PE"), C("KN"), C("LC"), C("VC"), C("SR"), C("TT"), // 40-47
+    C("TC"), C("US"), C("UY"), C("VI"), C("VE"), 0,       0,       0,       // 48-55
+    0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 56-63
+    C("AL"), C("AU"), C("AT"), C("BE"), C("BA"), C("BW"), C("BG"), C("HR"), // 64-71
+    C("CY"), C("CZ"), C("DK"), C("EE"), C("FI"), C("FR"), C("DE"), C("GR"), // 72-79
+    C("HU"), C("IS"), C("IE"), C("IT"), C("LV"), C("LS"), C("LI"), C("LT"), // 80-87
+    C("LU"), C("MK"), C("MT"), C("ME"), C("MZ"), C("NA"), C("NL"), C("NZ"), // 88-95
+    C("NO"), C("PL"), C("PT"), C("RO"), C("RU"), C("RS"), C("SK"), C("SI"), // 96-103
+    C("ZA"), C("ES"), C("SZ"), C("SE"), C("CH"), C("TR"), C("GB"), C("ZM"), // 104-111
+    C("ZW"), C("AZ"), C("MR"), C("ML"), C("NE"), C("TD"), C("SD"), C("ER"), // 112-119
+    C("DJ"), C("SO"), C("AD"), C("GI"), C("GG"), C("IM"), C("JE"), C("MC"), // 120-127
+    C("TW"), 0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 128-135
+    C("KR"), 0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 136-143
+    C("HK"), C("MO"), 0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 144-151
+    C("ID"), C("SG"), C("TH"), C("PH"), C("MY"), 0,       0,       0,       // 152-159
+    C("CN"), 0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 160-167
+    C("AE"), C("IN"), C("EG"), C("OM"), C("QA"), C("KW"), C("SA"), C("SY"), // 168-175
+    C("BH"), C("JO"), 0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       0,       // 176-183
+    C("SM"), C("VA"), C("BM")                                               // 184-186
 };
 
+#undef C
+
 /**
  * CFG_User::GetCountryCodeString service function
  *  Inputs:
@@ -50,20 +55,14 @@ static void GetCountryCodeString(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32* cmd_buffer = Service::GetCommandBuffer();
     u32 country_code_id = cmd_buffer[1];
 
-    if (country_code_id >= country_codes.size()) {
+    if (country_code_id >= country_codes.size() || 0 == country_codes[country_code_id]) {
         ERROR_LOG(KERNEL, "requested country code id=%d is invalid", country_code_id);
         cmd_buffer[1] = ResultCode(ErrorDescription::NotFound, ErrorModule::Config, ErrorSummary::WrongArgument, ErrorLevel::Permanent).raw;
         return;
     }
-    
-    const char* code = country_codes[country_code_id];
-    if (code != nullptr) {
-        cmd_buffer[1] = 0;
-        cmd_buffer[2] = code[0] | (code[1] << 8);
-    } else {
-        cmd_buffer[1] = ResultCode(ErrorDescription::NotFound, ErrorModule::Config, ErrorSummary::WrongArgument, ErrorLevel::Permanent).raw;
-        DEBUG_LOG(KERNEL, "requested country code id=%d is not set", country_code_id);
-    }
+
+    cmd_buffer[1] = 0;
+    cmd_buffer[2] = country_codes[country_code_id];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -77,20 +76,25 @@ static void GetCountryCodeString(Service::Interface* self) {
 static void GetCountryCodeID(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32* cmd_buffer = Service::GetCommandBuffer();
     u16 country_code = cmd_buffer[1];
-    u16 country_code_id = -1;
+    u16 country_code_id = 0;
 
-    for (u32 i = 0; i < country_codes.size(); ++i) {
-        const char* code_string = country_codes[i];
+    // The following algorithm will fail if the first country code isn't 0.
+    _dbg_assert_(HLE, country_codes[0] == 0);
 
-        if (code_string != nullptr) {
-            u16 code = code_string[0] | (code_string[1] << 8);
-            if (code == country_code) {
-                country_code_id = i;
-                break;
-            }
+    for (size_t id = 0; id < country_codes.size(); ++id) {
+        if (country_codes[id] == country_code) {
+            country_code_id = id;
+            break;
         }
     }
 
+    if (0 == country_code_id) {
+        ERROR_LOG(KERNEL, "requested country code name=%c%c is invalid", country_code & 0xff, country_code >> 8);
+        cmd_buffer[1] = ResultCode(ErrorDescription::NotFound, ErrorModule::Config, ErrorSummary::WrongArgument, ErrorLevel::Permanent).raw;
+        cmd_buffer[2] = 0xFFFF;
+        return;
+    }
+
     cmd_buffer[1] = 0;
     cmd_buffer[2] = country_code_id;
 }