diff --git a/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/DocumentUtil.java b/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/DocumentUtil.java
index 7838859..b46220b 100755
--- a/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/DocumentUtil.java
+++ b/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/DocumentUtil.java
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ public class DocumentUtil {
}
documentBuilderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
documentBuilderFactory.setNamespaceAware(true);
- documentBuilderFactory.setXIncludeAware(true);
+ documentBuilderFactory.setXIncludeAware(false);
String feature = "";
try {
feature = feature_disallow_doctype_decl;