diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/editor/TextFieldsEditorView.java b/src/com/android/contacts/editor/TextFieldsEditorView.java
index 91b52d8..3086526 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/editor/TextFieldsEditorView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/editor/TextFieldsEditorView.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             fieldView.setInputType(inputType);
             if (inputType == InputType.TYPE_CLASS_PHONE) {
                 PhoneNumberFormatter.setPhoneNumberFormattingTextWatcher(
-                        getContext(), fieldView, /* formatAfterWatcherSet =*/ true);
+                        getContext(), fieldView, /* formatAfterWatcherSet =*/ false);
                 fieldView.setTextDirection(View.TEXT_DIRECTION_LTR);
             }
             fieldView.setTextAlignment(View.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_VIEW_START);