diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StringRecord.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StringRecord.java
index f920d1ed35..2ad8576e86 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StringRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StringRecord.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class StringRecord
         field_2_unicode_flag            = data[ 2 + offset ];
         if (isUnCompressedUnicode())
         {
-            field_3_string = StringUtil.getFromUnicodeBE(data, 3 + offset, field_1_string_length );
+            field_3_string = StringUtil.getFromUnicodeLE(data, 3 + offset, field_1_string_length );
         }
         else
         {