diff --git a/libmscore/scorefile.cpp b/libmscore/scorefile.cpp
index 980850b6d799..f7d55373b637 100644
--- a/libmscore/scorefile.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/scorefile.cpp
@@ -1248,6 +1248,8 @@ void Score::writeSegments(XmlWriter& xml, int strack, int etrack,
                   if (e->generated())
                         continue;
                   if (forceTimeSig && track2voice(track) == 0 && segment->segmentType() == SegmentType::ChordRest && !timeSigWritten && !crWritten) {
+                        // Ensure that <voice> tag is open
+                        voiceTagWritten |= writeVoiceMove(xml, segment, startTick, track, &lastTrackWritten);
                         // we will miss a key sig!
                         if (!keySigWritten) {
                               Key k = score()->staff(track2staff(track))->key(segment->tick());