diff --git a/chrome/src/nsChromeRegistry.cpp b/chrome/src/nsChromeRegistry.cpp
--- a/chrome/src/nsChromeRegistry.cpp
+++ b/chrome/src/nsChromeRegistry.cpp
@@ -1267,20 +1267,21 @@ nsChromeRegistry::WrappersEnabled(nsIURI
   return PL_DHASH_ENTRY_IS_LIVE(entry) &&
          entry->flags & PackageEntry::XPCNATIVEWRAPPERS;
 }
 
 nsresult
 nsChromeRegistry::SelectLocaleFromPref(nsIPrefBranch* prefs)
 {
   nsresult rv;
-  PRBool matchOSLocale = PR_FALSE;
+  PRBool matchOSLocale = PR_FALSE, userLocaleOverride = PR_FALSE;
+  prefs->PrefHasUserValue(SELECTED_LOCALE_PREF, &userLocaleOverride);
   rv = prefs->GetBoolPref(MATCH_OS_LOCALE_PREF, &matchOSLocale);
 
-  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && matchOSLocale) {
+  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && matchOSLocale && !userLocaleOverride) {
     // compute lang and region code only when needed!
     nsCAutoString uiLocale;
     rv = getUILangCountry(uiLocale);
     if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
       mSelectedLocale = uiLocale;
   }
   else {
     nsXPIDLCString provider;
diff --git a/chrome/test/unit/data/test_bug519468.manifest b/chrome/test/unit/data/test_bug519468.manifest
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/chrome/test/unit/data/test_bug519468.manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-locale testmatchos en-US jar:en-US.jar!/locale/en-US/global/
-locale testmatchos fr-FR jar:en-US.jar!/locale/en-US/global/
diff --git a/chrome/test/unit/test_bug519468.js b/chrome/test/unit/test_bug519468.js
--- a/chrome/test/unit/test_bug519468.js
+++ b/chrome/test/unit/test_bug519468.js
@@ -31,50 +31,90 @@
  * decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice
  * and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete
  * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
  * the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
  *
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****
  */
 
+function write_locale(stream, locale, package) {
+  var s = "locale " + package + " " + locale + " jar:" + locale + ".jar!";
+  s += "/locale/" + locale + "/" + package +"/\n";
+  stream.write(s, s.length);
+}
+
+var localeService = Cc["@mozilla.org/intl/nslocaleservice;1"]
+                    .getService(Ci.nsILocaleService);
+
+var systemLocale = localeService.getLocaleComponentForUserAgent();
+
+var locales;
+
+if (systemLocale == "en-US")
+  locales = [ "en-US", "fr-FR", "de-DE" ];
+else if (systemLocale == "fr-FR")
+  locales = [ "en-US", systemLocale, "de-DE" ];
+else
+  locales = [ "en-US", systemLocale, "fr-FR" ];
+
+var workingDir = Cc["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"].
+                 getService(Ci.nsIProperties).get("TmpD", Ci.nsIFile);
+var manifest = Cc["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"].createInstance(Ci.nsILocalFile);
+manifest.initWithFile(workingDir);
+manifest.append("test_bug519468.manifest");
+manifest.createUnique(Ci.nsIFile.NORMAL_FILE_TYPE, 0600);
+var stream = Cc["@mozilla.org/network/file-output-stream;1"].
+             createInstance(Ci.nsIFileOutputStream);
+stream.init(manifest, 0x04 | 0x08 | 0x20, 0600, 0); // write, create, truncate
+locales.slice(0,2).forEach(function(l) write_locale(stream, l, "testmatchos"));
+write_locale(stream, locales[2], "testnomatchos");
+stream.close();
+
 var MANIFESTS = [
-  do_get_file("data/test_bug519468.manifest")
+  manifest
 ];
 
 registerManifests(MANIFESTS);
 
 var chromeReg = Cc["@mozilla.org/chrome/chrome-registry;1"]
                 .getService(Ci.nsIXULChromeRegistry)
                 .QueryInterface(Ci.nsIToolkitChromeRegistry);
 
-var localeService = Cc["@mozilla.org/intl/nslocaleservice;1"]
-                    .getService(Ci.nsILocaleService);
-
 var prefService = Cc["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
                   .getService(Ci.nsIPrefService)
                   .QueryInterface(Ci.nsIPrefBranch);
 
 function test_locale(aTest) {
   prefService.setBoolPref("intl.locale.matchOS", aTest.matchOS);
-  prefService.setCharPref("general.useragent.locale", aTest.selected || "en-US");
+  if (aTest.selected)
+    prefService.setCharPref("general.useragent.locale", aTest.selected);
+  else
+    try {
+      prefService.clearUserPref("general.useragent.locale");
+    } catch(e) {}
 
-  var selectedLocale = chromeReg.getSelectedLocale("testmatchos");
+  var selectedLocale = chromeReg.getSelectedLocale(aTest.package);
   do_check_eq(selectedLocale, aTest.locale);
 }
 
 function run_test()
 {
-  var systemLocale = localeService.getLocaleComponentForUserAgent();
-
   var tests = [
-    {matchOS: false, selected: null, locale: "en-US"},
     {matchOS: true, selected: null, locale: systemLocale},
-    {matchOS: true, selected: "fr-FR", locale: systemLocale},
-    {matchOS: false, selected: "fr-FR", locale: "fr-FR"},
-    {matchOS: true, selected: null, locale: systemLocale}
+    {matchOS: true, selected: locales[0], locale: locales[0]},
+    {matchOS: true, selected: locales[1], locale: locales[1]},
+    {matchOS: true, selected: locales[2], locale: locales[0]},
+    {matchOS: true, selected: null, locale: locales[2], package: "testnomatchos"},
+    {matchOS: false, selected: null, locale: locales[0]},
+    {matchOS: false, selected: locales[0], locale: locales[0]},
+    {matchOS: false, selected: locales[1], locale: locales[1]},
+    {matchOS: false, selected: locales[2], locale: locales[0]},
   ];
 
   for (var i = 0; i < tests.length; ++ i) {
     var test = tests[i];
+    if (!test.package)
+      test.package = "testmatchos";
     test_locale(test);
   }
+  manifest.remove(false);
 }