diff --git a/wizards/com/sun/star/wizards/form/StyleApplier.java b/wizards/com/sun/star/wizards/form/StyleApplier.java
index 3e6b087d96e7..cfb94438e70a 100644
--- a/wizards/com/sun/star/wizards/form/StyleApplier.java
+++ b/wizards/com/sun/star/wizards/form/StyleApplier.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public class StyleApplier
                         {
                             sPropValue = JavaTools.replaceSubString(sPropValue, PropertyNames.EMPTY_STRING, PropertyNames.SEMI_COLON);
                             sPropValue = JavaTools.replaceSubString(sPropValue, PropertyNames.EMPTY_STRING, PropertyNames.SPACE);
-                            return Integer.parseInt(sPropValue);
+                            return Integer.decode(sPropValue).intValue();
                         }
                     }
                 }