diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c b/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c
index a7603d47..71570208 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c
@@ -959,6 +959,8 @@ voice_t *LoadVoice(const char *vname, int control)
 				return NULL; // no dictionary loaded
 			}
 		}
+
+		voice_languages[langix] = 0;
 	}
 
 	return voice;