diff --git a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit3.cxx b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit3.cxx
index 44589370c884..810877072e56 100644
--- a/editeng/source/editeng/impedit3.cxx
+++ b/editeng/source/editeng/impedit3.cxx
@@ -4287,7 +4287,7 @@ void ImpEditEngine::ImplInitLayoutMode( OutputDevice* pOutDev, sal_uInt16 nPara,
         short nScriptType = GetScriptType( EditPaM( pNode, nIndex+1 ) );
         bCTL = nScriptType == i18n::ScriptType::COMPLEX;
         // this change was discussed in issue 37190
-        bR2L = GetRightToLeft( nPara, nIndex + 1) == 1 /*RTL*/ ? true : false;
+        bR2L = GetRightToLeft( nPara, nIndex + 1) % 2 ? sal_True : sal_False;
         // it also works for issue 55927
     }