diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/HyperlinkRecord.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/HyperlinkRecord.java
index 18355b31da..3d6b237cf8 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/HyperlinkRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/HyperlinkRecord.java
@@ -501,10 +501,9 @@ public final class HyperlinkRecord extends StandardRecord {
                     int charDataSize = in.readInt();
 
                     //From the spec: An optional unsigned integer that MUST be 3 if present
-                    int optFlags = in.readUShort();
-                    if (optFlags != 0x0003) {
-                        throw new RecordFormatException("Expected 0x3 but found " + optFlags);
-                    }
+                    // but some files has 4
+                    int usKeyValue = in.readUShort();
+
                     _address = StringUtil.readUnicodeLE(in, charDataSize/2);
                 } else {
                     _address = null;