diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ExportVCardActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ExportVCardActivity.java
index 5bccc7a..a7a3ba2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ExportVCardActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ExportVCardActivity.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.pim.vcard.VCardComposer;
+import android.pim.vcard.VCardConfig;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@
                     return;
                 }
 
-                composer = new VCardComposer(ExportVCardActivity.this, mVCardTypeStr, true);
+                final int vcardType = VCardConfig.getVCardTypeFromString(mVCardTypeStr);
+                composer = new VCardComposer(ExportVCardActivity.this, vcardType, true);
                 /*int vcardType = (VCardConfig.VCARD_TYPE_V21_GENERIC |
                         VCardConfig.FLAG_USE_QP_TO_PRIMARY_PROPERTIES);
                 composer = new VCardComposer(ExportVCardActivity.this, vcardType, true);*/