diff --git a/adb/usb_osx.c b/adb/usb_osx.c
index 4892c38..de7125f 100644
--- a/adb/usb_osx.c
+++ b/adb/usb_osx.c
@@ -194,30 +194,54 @@
         kr = (*dev)->GetDeviceProduct(dev, &product);
         kr = (*dev)->USBGetSerialNumberStringIndex(dev, &serialIndex);
 
-        if (serialIndex > 0) {
-            IOUSBDevRequest req;
-            UInt16          buffer[256];
+	if (serialIndex > 0) {
+		IOUSBDevRequest req;
+		UInt16          buffer[256];
+		UInt16          languages[128];
 
-            req.bmRequestType =
-                USBmakebmRequestType(kUSBIn, kUSBStandard, kUSBDevice);
-            req.bRequest = kUSBRqGetDescriptor;
-            req.wValue = (kUSBStringDesc << 8) | serialIndex;
-            req.wIndex = 0;
-            req.pData = buffer;
-            req.wLength = sizeof(buffer);
-            kr = (*dev)->DeviceRequest(dev, &req);
+		memset(languages, 0, sizeof(languages));
 
-            if (kr == kIOReturnSuccess && req.wLenDone > 0) {
-                int i, count;
+		req.bmRequestType =
+			USBmakebmRequestType(kUSBIn, kUSBStandard, kUSBDevice);
+		req.bRequest = kUSBRqGetDescriptor;
+		req.wValue = (kUSBStringDesc << 8) | 0;
+		req.wIndex = 0;
+		req.pData = languages;
+		req.wLength = sizeof(languages);
+		kr = (*dev)->DeviceRequest(dev, &req);
 
-                // skip first word, and copy the rest to the serial string,
-                // changing shorts to bytes.
-                count = (req.wLenDone - 1) / 2;
-                for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-                  serial[i] = buffer[i + 1];
-                serial[i] = 0;
-            }
-        }
+		if (kr == kIOReturnSuccess && req.wLenDone > 0) {
+
+			int langCount = (req.wLenDone - 2) / 2, lang;
+
+			for (lang = 1; lang <= langCount; lang++) {
+
+                                memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+                                memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+
+				req.bmRequestType =
+					USBmakebmRequestType(kUSBIn, kUSBStandard, kUSBDevice);
+				req.bRequest = kUSBRqGetDescriptor;
+				req.wValue = (kUSBStringDesc << 8) | serialIndex;
+				req.wIndex = languages[lang];
+				req.pData = buffer;
+				req.wLength = sizeof(buffer);
+				kr = (*dev)->DeviceRequest(dev, &req);
+
+				if (kr == kIOReturnSuccess && req.wLenDone > 0) {
+					int i, count;
+
+					// skip first word, and copy the rest to the serial string,
+					// changing shorts to bytes.
+					count = (req.wLenDone - 1) / 2;
+					for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+						serial[i] = buffer[i + 1];
+					serial[i] = 0;
+                                        break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
         (*dev)->Release(dev);
 
         DBG("INFO: Found vid=%04x pid=%04x serial=%s\n", vendor, product,