1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativelocale.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativelocale.cpp
index ae57edb941..9f2116f8fd 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativelocale.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativelocale.cpp
@@ -811,7 +811,10 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> QDeclarativeLocale::locale(QV8Engine *v8engine, const QStr
     QV8LocaleDataDeletable *d = localeV8Data(v8engine);
     v8::Local<v8::Object> v8Value = d->constructor->NewInstance();
     QV8LocaleDataResource *r = new QV8LocaleDataResource(v8engine);
-    r->locale = QLocale(locale);
+    if (locale.isEmpty())
+        r->locale = QLocale();
+    else
+        r->locale = QLocale(locale);
     v8Value->SetExternalResource(r);
 
     return v8Value;