--- sc/source/filter/excel/xistyle.cxx
+++ sc/source/filter/excel/xistyle.cxx
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
 #include <cppuhelper/implbase1.hxx>
 #include <com/sun/star/container/XIndexAccess.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#ifndef _SV_SVAPP_HXX
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#endif
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 
 typedef ::cppu::WeakImplHelper1< container::XIndexAccess > XIndexAccess_BASE;
@@ -282,8 +285,8 @@ rtl_TextEncoding XclImpFont::GetFontEncoding() const
 {
     // #i63105# use text encoding from FONT record
     // #i67768# BIFF2-BIFF4 FONT records do not contain character set
-    rtl_TextEncoding eFontEnc = mbHasCharSet ? maData.GetFontEncoding() : GetTextEncoding();
-    return (eFontEnc == RTL_TEXTENCODING_DONTKNOW) ? GetTextEncoding() : eFontEnc;
+    rtl_TextEncoding eFontEnc = mbHasCharSet ? maData.GetFontEncoding() : Application::GetSettings().GetDefaultTextEncoding();
+    return (eFontEnc == RTL_TEXTENCODING_DONTKNOW || (eFontEnc == RTL_TEXTENCODING_MS_1252 && GetBiff() == EXC_BIFF5 ) /* FoxPro generates CP1252 always */ ) ? Application::GetSettings().GetDefaultTextEncoding() : eFontEnc;
 }
 
 void XclImpFont::ReadFont( XclImpStream& rStrm )