diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index 287611c09bc8c..21f2f97e6ce5f 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ static void setSLinePlacement(SLine* sli, const QString placement)
 #endif
       if (placement == "above" || placement == "below") {
             sli->setPlacement(placement == "above" ? Placement::ABOVE : Placement::BELOW);
-            sli->setPropertyFlags(Pid::PLACEMENT, PropertyFlags::UNSTYLED);
+            sli->setPropertyFlags(Pid::PLACEMENT, PropertyFlags::NOSTYLE);
             sli->resetProperty(Pid::OFFSET);
             }
       }