diff --git a/generators/ooo/formatproperty.cpp b/generators/ooo/formatproperty.cpp
index bdf76d78c..8746268dc 100644
--- a/generators/ooo/formatproperty.cpp
+++ b/generators/ooo/formatproperty.cpp
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ void ParagraphFormatProperty::setLeftMargin( const qreal margin )
 
 TextFormatProperty::TextFormatProperty()
   : mStyleInformation( 0 ), mHasFontSize( false ),
-    mFontWeight( -1 ), mFontStyle( 0 ), mTextPosition( 0 )
+    mFontWeight( -1 ), mFontStyle( -1 ), mTextPosition( 0 )
 {
 }
 
 TextFormatProperty::TextFormatProperty( const StyleInformation *information )
   : mStyleInformation( information ), mHasFontSize( false ),
-    mFontWeight( -1 ), mFontStyle( 0 ), mTextPosition( 0 )
+    mFontWeight( -1 ), mFontStyle( -1 ), mTextPosition( 0 )
 {
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void TextFormatProperty::apply( QTextCharFormat *format ) const
     format->setFont( font );
   }
 
-  if ( mFontStyle != 0 ) {
+  if ( mFontStyle != -1 ) {
     QFont font = format->font();
     font.setStyle( (QFont::Style)mFontStyle );
     format->setFont( font );