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 7838859266b..b46220b0313 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;