diff --git a/srec_jni/android_speech_srec_MicrophoneInputStream.cpp b/srec_jni/android_speech_srec_MicrophoneInputStream.cpp
index f61f820..537c4f1 100644
--- a/srec_jni/android_speech_srec_MicrophoneInputStream.cpp
+++ b/srec_jni/android_speech_srec_MicrophoneInputStream.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         (JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jint sampleRate, jint fifoFrames) {
 
     android::AudioRecord* ar = new android::AudioRecord(
-            android::AUDIO_SOURCE_DEFAULT, sampleRate,
+            android::AUDIO_SOURCE_VOICE_RECOGNITION, sampleRate,
             android::AudioSystem::PCM_16_BIT, android::AudioSystem::CHANNEL_IN_MONO,
             fifoFrames, 0);
     if (ar == NULL) {