diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/svdfppt.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/svdfppt.cxx
index c7cd534720a8..d8fa17d7f19d 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/svdfppt.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/svdfppt.cxx
@@ -2207,7 +2207,6 @@ SdrObject* SdrPowerPointImport::ApplyTextObj( PPTTextObj* pTextObj, SdrTextObj*
                 rOutliner.SetStyleSheet( 0, pSheet );
         }
         rOutliner.SetVertical( pTextObj->GetVertical() );
-        sal_Int16 nLastStartNumbering = -1;
         const PPTParagraphObj* pPreviousParagraph = NULL;
         for ( PPTParagraphObj* pPara = pTextObj->First(); pPara; pPara = pTextObj->Next() )
         {
@@ -2303,7 +2302,6 @@ SdrObject* SdrPowerPointImport::ApplyTextObj( PPTTextObj* pTextObj, SdrTextObj*
                 if ( !nIsBullet2 )
                     aParagraphAttribs.Put( SfxBoolItem( EE_PARA_BULLETSTATE, sal_False ) );
 
-
                 pPreviousParagraph = pPara;
                 if ( !aSelection.nStartPos )    // in PPT empty paragraphs never gets a bullet
                 {
@@ -3582,7 +3580,7 @@ sal_Bool PPTNumberFormatCreator::ImplGetExtNumberFormat( SdrPowerPointImport& rM
         sal_Int16 nBuStart = *rStartNumbering;
         //The Seventh bit of nBuFlags that specifies whether fBulletHasAutoNumber exists,
         //and fBulletHasAutoNumber that specifies whether this paragraph has an automatic numbering scheme.
-        if ( ( nBuFlags & 0x02000000 ) && ( nBuStart != 1 ))
+        if ( ( nBuFlags & 0x02000000 ) && ( nBuStart != -1 ))
         {
             rNumberFormat.SetStart( static_cast<sal_uInt16>(nBuStart) );
         }