diff --git a/main/say.c b/main/say.c
index f0e30cd2d..92ce23009 100644
--- a/main/say.c
+++ b/main/say.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int say_character_str_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *str, con
 			fnbuf[8] = ltr;
 			fn = fnbuf;
 		}
-		if (fn && ast_fileexists(fn, NULL, NULL) > 0) {
+		if (fn && ast_fileexists(fn, NULL, lang) > 0) {
 			res = ast_streamfile(chan, fn, lang);
 			if (!res) {
 				if ((audiofd  > -1) && (ctrlfd > -1))
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int say_phonetic_str_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *str, cons
 			fnbuf[9] = ltr;
 			fn = fnbuf;
 		}
-		if (fn && ast_fileexists(fn, NULL, NULL) > 0) {
+		if (fn && ast_fileexists(fn, NULL, lang) > 0) {
 			res = ast_streamfile(chan, fn, lang);
 			if (!res) {
 				if ((audiofd  > -1) && (ctrlfd > -1))
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int say_digit_str_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *str, const c
 			fn = fnbuf;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (fn && ast_fileexists(fn, NULL, NULL) > 0) {
+		if (fn && ast_fileexists(fn, NULL, lang) > 0) {
 			res = ast_streamfile(chan, fn, lang);
 			if (!res) {
 				if ((audiofd  > -1) && (ctrlfd > -1))