diff --git a/tools/binlang b/tools/binlang
index 7cfa562227..13c969e260 100755
--- a/tools/binlang
+++ b/tools/binlang
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ while(<ENG>) {
             
             if($value =~ s/^\"(.*)\"\s*$/$1/g) {
                 # Skip voice-only entries
-                if(!$value && $set{'voice'} ne "\"\"") {
+                if($set{'id'} =~ /^VOICE_/) {
                     $idnum{$set{'id'}} = '_done_';
                     next;
                 }
diff --git a/tools/genlang b/tools/genlang
index 2677735d2e..21182b7f9f 100755
--- a/tools/genlang
+++ b/tools/genlang
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ while(<LANG>) {
 #            print "VOICE: ".$set{'voice'}." VALUE: $value\n";
             # Note: if both entries are "", the string is deprecated,
             # but must be included to maintain compatibility
-            if(($value eq "\"\"") && $set{'voice'} ne "\"\"") {
+            if($set{'id'} =~ /^VOICE_/) {
                 # voice-only
                 push @vfile, $set{'id'};
             }