diff --git a/res/xml/searchable.xml b/res/xml/searchable.xml
index 3e4450480..d2ce18f58 100644
--- a/res/xml/searchable.xml
+++ b/res/xml/searchable.xml
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
      android:label="@string/search_action"
      android:hint="@string/search_action" 
      android:voiceSearchMode="showVoiceSearchButton|launchRecognizer" 
+     android:voiceLanguageModel="free-form"
      >
  </searchable>