diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_item.xml b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_item.xml
index f1840bada06b5..60a74a42de4c9 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_item.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_item.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
-    android:textColor="@android:color/bright_foreground_light"
+    android:textColor="@android:color/primary_text_light_disable_only"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:paddingLeft="14dip"
     android:paddingRight="15dip"
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice.xml b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice.xml
index 3bd1a48f04334..55fc39b6b3aa2 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
-    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLargeInverse"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
+    android:textColor="@android:color/primary_text_light_disable_only"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:paddingLeft="12dip"
     android:paddingRight="7dip"
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice.xml b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice.xml
index 3e07f23886de2..220af644018e8 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
     android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
-    android:textColor="@android:color/bright_foreground_light"
+    android:textColor="@android:color/primary_text_light_disable_only"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:paddingLeft="12dip"
     android:paddingRight="7dip"