diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/GeocoderUtils.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/GeocoderUtils.java
index e861a88b8a88..372473e15b1d 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/GeocoderUtils.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/GeocoderUtils.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public static Geocoder getGeocoder(Context context) {
         Geocoder gcd;
 
         try {
-            gcd = new Geocoder(context, Locale.getDefault());
+            gcd = new Geocoder(context, LanguageUtils.getCurrentDeviceLanguage(context));
         } catch (NullPointerException cannotIstantiateEx) {
             AppLog.e(AppLog.T.UTILS, "Cannot instantiate Geocoder", cannotIstantiateEx);
             return null;