diff --git a/editeng/source/misc/svxacorr.cxx b/editeng/source/misc/svxacorr.cxx
index 43522d7071ed..83a470710727 100644
--- a/editeng/source/misc/svxacorr.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/misc/svxacorr.cxx
@@ -1335,6 +1335,11 @@ SvxAutoCorrect::DoAutoCorrect( SvxAutoCorrDoc& rDoc, const OUString& rTxt,
             OUString aPara;
             OUString* pPara = IsAutoCorrFlag(CptlSttSntnc) ? &aPara : 0;
 
+            // since LibO 4.1, '-' is a word separator
+            // fdo#67742 avoid "--" to be replaced by "–" if next is "-"
+            if( rTxt.getLength() >= 3 &&
+                rTxt.match( OUString("---"), rTxt.getLength()-3 ) )
+                    break;
             bool bChgWord = rDoc.ChgAutoCorrWord( nCapLttrPos, nInsPos,
                                                     *this, pPara );
             if( !bChgWord )