diff --git a/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/eSpeakActivity.java b/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/eSpeakActivity.java
index 66a2a3ab..ac63a0ae 100644
--- a/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/eSpeakActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/eSpeakActivity.java
@@ -198,7 +198,14 @@ public class eSpeakActivity extends Activity {
     private Locale getTtsLanguage() {
         if (mTts != null) {
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
-                android.speech.tts.Voice voice = mTts.getVoice();
+                android.speech.tts.Voice voice = null;
+                try {
+                    voice = mTts.getVoice();
+                } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                    // Android Lollipop and later may throw a NullPointerException
+                    // if a voice is not selected.
+                    return null;
+                }
                 if (voice != null) {
                     return voice.getLocale();
                 }