diff --git a/src/libmscore/read206.cpp b/src/libmscore/read206.cpp
index a7d0d0db33acb..d5a0e3e6bf0a3 100644
--- a/src/libmscore/read206.cpp
+++ b/src/libmscore/read206.cpp
@@ -3570,6 +3570,7 @@ static bool readScore(Score* score, XmlReader& e)
                 e.skipCurrentElement();
             } else {
                 e.tracks().clear();
+                e.clearUserTextStyles();
                 MasterScore* m = score->masterScore();
                 Score* s = new Score(m, MScore::baseStyle());
                 s->setEnableVerticalSpread(false);
diff --git a/src/libmscore/xml.h b/src/libmscore/xml.h
index e63392a4ad109..69ec19d1362a3 100644
--- a/src/libmscore/xml.h
+++ b/src/libmscore/xml.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class XmlReader : public QXmlStreamReader
     void checkTuplets();
     Tid addUserTextStyle(const QString& name);
     Tid lookupUserTextStyle(const QString& name) const;
+    void clearUserTextStyles() { userTextStyles.clear(); }
 
     QList<std::pair<Element*, QPointF> >& fixOffsets() { return _fixOffsets; }