diff --git a/include/asterisk/speech.h b/include/asterisk/speech.h
index 260e5ed5d8..e152201a3e 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/speech.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/speech.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct ast_speech_engine {
 	/*! Name of speech engine */
 	char *name;
 	/*! Set up the speech structure within the engine */
-	int (*create)(struct ast_speech *speech);
+	int (*create)(struct ast_speech *speech, int format);
 	/*! Destroy any data set on the speech structure by the engine */
 	int (*destroy)(struct ast_speech *speech);
 	/*! Load a local grammar on the speech structure */
diff --git a/res/res_speech.c b/res/res_speech.c
index 67dce81cfd..fdcf322a6b 100644
--- a/res/res_speech.c
+++ b/res/res_speech.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct ast_speech *ast_speech_new(char *engine_name, int format)
 	ast_speech_change_state(new_speech, AST_SPEECH_STATE_NOT_READY);
 
 	/* Pass ourselves to the engine so they can set us up some more and if they error out then do not create a structure */
-	if (engine->create(new_speech)) {
+	if (engine->create(new_speech, format)) {
 		ast_mutex_destroy(&new_speech->lock);
 		ast_free(new_speech);
 		new_speech = NULL;