diff --git a/res/xml/tts_engine_settings.xml b/res/xml/tts_engine_settings.xml
index 03414e838f7..176bdbcb057 100644
--- a/res/xml/tts_engine_settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/tts_engine_settings.xml
@@ -19,16 +19,19 @@
         android:key="tts_default_lang"
         android:title="@string/tts_default_lang_title"
         android:summary="@string/tts_default_lang_summary"
-        android:persistent="false" />
+        android:persistent="false"
+        android:order="100" />
 
     <Preference
         android:key="tts_engine_settings"
         android:persistent="false"
-        android:title="@string/tts_engine_settings_title" />
+        android:title="@string/tts_engine_settings_title"
+        android:order="200" />
 
     <Preference
         android:key="tts_install_data"
         android:persistent="false"
         android:title="@string/tts_install_data_title"
-        android:summary="@string/tts_install_data_summary" />
+        android:summary="@string/tts_install_data_summary"
+        android:order="300" />
 </PreferenceScreen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/tts/TtsEngineSettingsFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/tts/TtsEngineSettingsFragment.java
index 267b8e1a1c9..d8e32aac792 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/tts/TtsEngineSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/tts/TtsEngineSettingsFragment.java
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ public class TtsEngineSettingsFragment extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implem
         mInstallVoicesPreference.setOnPreferenceClickListener(this);
         // Remove this preference unless voices are indeed available to install.
         root.removePreference(mInstallVoicesPreference);
-
+        // Remove this preference unless locales are indeed available.
+        root.removePreference(mLocalePreference);
 
         root.setTitle(getEngineLabel());
         root.setKey(getEngineName());
@@ -121,8 +122,6 @@ public class TtsEngineSettingsFragment extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implem
 
         mVoiceDataDetails = getArguments().getParcelable(TtsEnginePreference.FRAGMENT_ARGS_VOICES);
 
-        updateVoiceDetails();
-
         mTts = new TextToSpeech(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), mTtsInitListener,
                 getEngineName());
 
@@ -169,9 +168,8 @@ public class TtsEngineSettingsFragment extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implem
 
         if (available == null){
             Log.e(TAG, "TTS data check failed (available == null).");
-            final CharSequence[] empty = new CharSequence[0];
-            mLocalePreference.setEntries(empty);
-            mLocalePreference.setEntryValues(empty);
+            mLocalePreference.setEnabled(false);
+            getPreferenceScreen().removePreference(mLocalePreference);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -183,11 +181,12 @@ public class TtsEngineSettingsFragment extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implem
         }
 
         if (available.size() > 0) {
+            mLocalePreference.setEnabled(true);
+            getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(mLocalePreference);
             updateDefaultLocalePref(available);
         } else {
-            final CharSequence[] empty = new CharSequence[0];
-            mLocalePreference.setEntries(empty);
-            mLocalePreference.setEntryValues(empty);
+            mLocalePreference.setEnabled(false);
+            getPreferenceScreen().removePreference(mLocalePreference);
         }
     }