diff --git a/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp b/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
index 79bcfa3d33..223fd3a305 100644
--- a/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/InsetMathHull.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ char InsetMathHull::defaultColAlign(col_type col)
 {
 	if (type_ == hullEqnArray)
 		return "rcl"[col];
-	if (type_ >= hullAlign && type_ != hullGather)
+	if (type_ == hullGather)
+		return 'c';
+	if (type_ >= hullAlign)
 		return "rl"[col & 1];
 	return 'c';
 }