diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Styles.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Styles.php
index af52a6b2..c98780b0 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xlsx/Styles.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Styles extends BaseParserClass
             self::readBorderStyle($docStyle->getBorders(), $style->border);
         }
 
-        if (isset($style->alignment)) {
+        if (isset($style->alignment->alignment)) {
             self::readAlignmentStyle($docStyle->getAlignment(), $style->alignment);
         }