diff --git a/src/NetTopologySuite.IO.Esri.Shapefile/Dbf/Fields/DbfNumericDecimalField.cs b/src/NetTopologySuite.IO.Esri.Shapefile/Dbf/Fields/DbfNumericDecimalField.cs
index 017ae7f..6b2cab1 100644
--- a/src/NetTopologySuite.IO.Esri.Shapefile/Dbf/Fields/DbfNumericDecimalField.cs
+++ b/src/NetTopologySuite.IO.Esri.Shapefile/Dbf/Fields/DbfNumericDecimalField.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public DbfNumericDecimalField(string name) : this(name, MaxFieldLength, MaxField
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         protected override decimal StringToNumber(string s)
         {
-            return decimal.Parse(s, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            return decimal.Parse(s, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
         }
     }
 }