diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2003XML.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2003XML.php
index de868111..e86e165d 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2003XML.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2003XML.php
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_Excel2003XML implements PHPExcel_Reader_IReader
 //
 
 		$signature = array(
-				'<?xml version="1.0"?>',
+				'<?xml version="1.0"',
 				'<?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?>'
 			);
 
@@ -188,16 +188,10 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_Excel2003XML implements PHPExcel_Reader_IReader
 		$data = fread($fh, 2048);
 		fclose($fh);
 
-		$headers = explode("\n",$data);
 		$valid = true;
-		foreach($signature as $key => $match) {
-			if (isset($headers[$key])) {
-				$line = trim(rtrim($headers[$key], "\r\n"));
-				if ($line != $match) {
-					$valid = false;
-					break;
-				}
-			} else {
+		foreach($signature as $match) {
+			// every part of the signature must be present
+			if (strpos($data, $match) === false) {
 				$valid = false;
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 8bbc7606..21b68ba4 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Fixed in SVN:
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) Work item 13215 - Formatting get lost and edit a template XLSX file
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) Work item 14029 - Excel 2007 Reader /writer lost fontcolor
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) Work item 13374 - file that makes cells go black
+- Bugfix:	(MBaker) Minor patchfix for Excel2003XML Reader when XML is defined with a charset attribute
 - General:  (MBaker) Improved performance (speed), for building the Shared Strings table in the Excel2007 Writer.