diff --git a/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java
index c925297..18cadd4 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, Result result) {
                 result.success(true);
                 break;
             case "speech.listen":
-                recognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE, getLocale(call.arguments.toString()));
+                recognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE, getAndroidLocaleCode(call.arguments.toString()));
                 speech.startListening(recognizerIntent);
                 result.success(true);
                 break;
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, Result result) {
         }
     }
 
-    private Locale getLocale(String code) {
-        String[] localeParts = code.split("_");
-        return new Locale(localeParts[0], localeParts[1]);
+    private String getAndroidLocaleCode(String code) {
+        return code.replace("_", "-");
     }
 
     @Override