For a device for the alignment of sheets, which comprises at least one first and one second driving roller (20) and at least one pressure roller (21), as well as at least one first and one second rotary drive (26) for rotating said first and second driving rollers (20), respectively, about an axis of rotation (28), a simple and cost-effective setup is achieved by at least one displacement drive for shifting at least the driving rollers (20) along the axis of rotation in such a manner that there is a change of distance between the driving rollers.