diff --git a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java
index bbf96663c..152aa9eda 100644
--- a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java
+++ b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java
@@ -2298,7 +2298,9 @@ public class XFLConverter {
 
         if (ret2.length() > 0) {
             writer.writeStartElement("DOMLayer", new String[]{"name", "Layer " + layerIndex, "color", randomOutlineColor()});
-            writer.writeElementValue("frames", ret2.toString());
+            writer.writeStartElement("frames");
+            writer.writeCharactersRaw(ret2.toString());
+            writer.writeEndElement();
             writer.writeEndElement();
         }
     }