diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index bb589a8ca9..73dbcca3e0 100644
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static int setup_privacy_args(struct privacy_args *pa,
 			*/
 			silencethreshold = ast_dsp_get_threshold_from_settings(THRESHOLD_SILENCE);
 			ast_answer(chan);
-			res = ast_play_and_record(chan, "priv-recordintro", pa->privintro, 4, "gsm", &duration, silencethreshold, 2000, 0);  /* NOTE: I've reduced the total time to 4 sec */
+			res = ast_play_and_record(chan, "priv-recordintro", pa->privintro, 4, "sln", &duration, silencethreshold, 2000, 0);  /* NOTE: I've reduced the total time to 4 sec */
 									/* don't think we'll need a lock removed, we took care of
 									   conflicts by naming the pa.privintro file */
 			if (res == -1) {