diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/content/res/Configuration.java b/src/api-impl/android/content/res/Configuration.java
index 93c7e64c..a817d03c 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/content/res/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/content/res/Configuration.java
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ public final class Configuration implements Comparable<Configuration> {
 	public void setToDefaults() {
 		fontScale = 1;
 		mcc = mnc = 0;
-		locale = null;
+		locale = new Locale("en", "US");
 		userSetLocale = false;
 		touchscreen = TOUCHSCREEN_UNDEFINED;
 		keyboard = KEYBOARD_UNDEFINED;