diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSet.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSet.java
index 263f17f74..57319f8a7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSet.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSet.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinImeLogger;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LocaleUtils.RunInLocale;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.StringUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SubtypeLocale;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.XmlParseUtils;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ public class KeyboardSet {
             final boolean forceAscii = EditorInfoCompatUtils.hasFlagForceAscii(
                     mParams.mEditorInfo.imeOptions)
                     || deprecatedForceAscii;
-            mParams.mLocale = (forceAscii && !asciiCapable) ? Locale.US : inputLocale;
+            mParams.mLocale = (forceAscii && !asciiCapable)
+                    ? SubtypeLocale.LOCALE_NO_LANGUAGE_QWERTY : inputLocale;
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
index c2dafcf73..7541bd31b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ public class SubtypeSwitcher {
     }
 
     public boolean needsToDisplayLanguage(Locale keyboardLocale) {
+        if (keyboardLocale.equals(SubtypeLocale.LOCALE_NO_LANGUAGE_QWERTY)) {
+            return true;
+        }
         if (!keyboardLocale.equals(mInputLocale)) {
             return false;
         }