diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgsfillsymbollayer.cpp b/src/core/symbology/qgsfillsymbollayer.cpp
index cc7226d488d7..ae5ceb2c9a27 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgsfillsymbollayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgsfillsymbollayer.cpp
@@ -3512,6 +3512,7 @@ QgsSymbolLayer *QgsCentroidFillSymbolLayer::createFromSld( QDomElement &element
 
   std::unique_ptr< QgsCentroidFillSymbolLayer > sl = qgis::make_unique< QgsCentroidFillSymbolLayer >();
   sl->setSubSymbol( marker.release() );
+  sl->setPointOnAllParts( false );
   return sl.release();
 }