diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index b5e7496a28d0664933a14f4fcd89682c8a349d3f..a5de9d1edb8ce22ed93ab1ed96493d223013c296 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function invariant(test, message) {
  */
 
 function parse (xml) {
-  var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(xml);
+  var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(xml, 'text/xml');
   invariant(
     doc.documentElement.nodeName === 'plist',
     'malformed document. First element should be <plist>'
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function parsePlistXML (node) {
     if (counter % 2 === 1) {
       new_obj[key] = '';
     }
-    
+
     return new_obj;
 
   } else if (node.nodeName === 'array') {