diff --git a/sw/source/core/edit/editsh.cxx b/sw/source/core/edit/editsh.cxx
index dcb831c..f011531 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/edit/editsh.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/edit/editsh.cxx
@@ -1085,7 +1085,8 @@ void SwEditShell::SetLinkUpdMode( USHORT nMode )
 SwExtTextInput* SwEditShell::CreateExtTextInput(LanguageType eInputLanguage)
 {
     SwExtTextInput* pRet = GetDoc()->CreateExtTextInput( *GetCrsr() );
-    pRet->SetLanguage(eInputLanguage);
+    if ( eInputLanguage != LANGUAGE_DONTKNOW)
+        pRet->SetLanguage(eInputLanguage);
     pRet->SetOverwriteCursor( SwCrsrShell::IsOverwriteCrsr() );
     return pRet;
 }
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/docvw/edtwin.cxx b/sw/source/ui/docvw/edtwin.cxx
index b16bb6a..e8bd249 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/docvw/edtwin.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/docvw/edtwin.cxx
@@ -5641,7 +5641,7 @@ void QuickHelpData::Start( SwWrtShell& rSh, USHORT nWrdLen )
                                 EXTTEXTINPUT_ATTR_HIGHLIGHT;
         pCETID = new CommandExtTextInputData( sStr, pAttrs, nL,
                                                 0, 0, 0, FALSE );
-        rSh.CreateExtTextInput(rWin.GetInputLanguage());
+        rSh.CreateExtTextInput(LANGUAGE_DONTKNOW);
         rSh.SetExtTextInputData( *pCETID );
     }
 }