diff --git a/Source/NSXMLNode.m b/Source/NSXMLNode.m
index 1af5623e5a..85ebf93b34 100644
--- a/Source/NSXMLNode.m
+++ b/Source/NSXMLNode.m
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ + (NSXMLNode *) _objectForNode: (xmlNodePtr)node
 		kind = NSXMLElementKind;
 		break;
 	      case XML_DTD_NODE:
-		cls = [NSXMLDTD class];
-		kind = NSXMLDTDKind;
+		//DTD Node causes crashes 
+    return nil;
 		break;
 	      case XML_ATTRIBUTE_DECL: 
 		cls = [NSXMLDTDNode class];