diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/Jaxb2CollectionHttpMessageConverter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/Jaxb2CollectionHttpMessageConverter.java
index af65ee275c6..cfbf6b6bd9a 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/Jaxb2CollectionHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/converter/xml/Jaxb2CollectionHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ public class Jaxb2CollectionHttpMessageConverter<T extends Collection>
 	 * @return the created factory
 	 */
 	protected XMLInputFactory createXmlInputFactory() {
-		return XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
+		XMLInputFactory inputFactory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
+		inputFactory.setProperty(XMLInputFactory.IS_REPLACING_ENTITY_REFERENCES, false);
+		return inputFactory;
 	}
 
 }