2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgstyleattributes.hxx b/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgstyleattributes.hxx
index f711feb3af63..141218b3e042 100644
--- a/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgstyleattributes.hxx
+++ b/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgstyleattributes.hxx
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace svgio
 
             /// StrokeMiterLimit content
             SvgNumber getStrokeMiterLimit() const;
-            void setStrokeMiterLimit(const SvgNumber& rStrokeMiterLimit = SvgNumber()) { maStrokeMiterLimit = rStrokeMiterLimit; }
+            void setStrokeMiterLimit(const SvgNumber& rStrokeMiterLimit = SvgNumber(4.0,Unit_none,false)) { maStrokeMiterLimit = rStrokeMiterLimit; }
 
             /// StrokeOpacity content
             SvgNumber getStrokeOpacity() const;
diff --git a/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgtools.hxx b/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgtools.hxx
index 4c940ee819db..f65cf059e481 100644
--- a/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgtools.hxx
+++ b/svgio/inc/svgio/svgreader/svgtools.hxx
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ namespace svgio
             Unit_mm,        // 3.543307 px
             Unit_in,        // 90 px
 
-            Unit_percent    // relative to range
+            Unit_percent,   // relative to range
+            Unit_none       // for stroke-miterlimit, which has no unit
         };
 
         class SvgNumber