diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xls.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xls.php
index 3825471808..13af96889a 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xls.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xls.php
@@ -3749,12 +3749,10 @@ private function readLabelSst(): void
                         } else {
                             $textRun = $richText->createTextRun($text);
                             if (isset($fmtRuns[$i - 1])) {
-                                if ($fmtRuns[$i - 1]['fontIndex'] < 4) {
-                                    $fontIndex = $fmtRuns[$i - 1]['fontIndex'];
-                                } else {
-                                    // this has to do with that index 4 is omitted in all BIFF versions for some strange reason
-                                    // check the OpenOffice documentation of the FONT record
-                                    $fontIndex = $fmtRuns[$i - 1]['fontIndex'] - 1;
+                                $fontIndex = $fmtRuns[$i - 1]['fontIndex'];
+
+                                if (array_key_exists($fontIndex, $this->objFonts) === false) {
+                                    $fontIndex = count($this->objFonts) - 1;
                                 }
                                 $textRun->setFont(clone $this->objFonts[$fontIndex]);
                             }
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xls/XlsTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xls/XlsTest.php
index 942576948a..2cd14a87c0 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xls/XlsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Reader/Xls/XlsTest.php
@@ -121,4 +121,13 @@ public function testLoadMacCentralEurope2(): void
         self::assertSame('Ładowność', $sheet->getCell('I1')->getValue());
         $spreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
     }
+
+    public function testLoadXlsBug1114(): void
+    {
+        $filename = 'tests/data/Reader/XLS/bug1114.xls';
+        $spreadsheet = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::load($filename);
+        $sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();
+        self::assertSame(1148140800.0, $sheet->getCell('B2')->getValue());
+        $spreadsheet->disconnectWorksheets();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/Reader/XLS/bug1114.xls b/tests/data/Reader/XLS/bug1114.xls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae12a11e44
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