diff --git a/ext/libstrawberry-tagreader/tagreader.cpp b/ext/libstrawberry-tagreader/tagreader.cpp
index 6bb055c3b..8b398ea4b 100644
--- a/ext/libstrawberry-tagreader/tagreader.cpp
+++ b/ext/libstrawberry-tagreader/tagreader.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void TagReader::ReadFile(const QString &filename, pb::tagreader::SongMetadata *s
 
   if (compilation.isEmpty()) {
     // well, it wasn't set, but if the artist is VA assume it's a compilation
-    if (QStringFromStdString(song->artist()).toLower() == "various artists") {
+    if (QStringFromStdString(song->artist()).toLower() == "various artists" || QStringFromStdString(song->albumartist()).toLower() == "various artists") {
       song->set_compilation(true);
     }
   }