diff --git a/common/xnode.cpp b/common/xnode.cpp
index b24ee1bf53..594e1f07e4 100644
--- a/common/xnode.cpp
+++ b/common/xnode.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "xnode.h"
 #include "macros.h"
 
-
-typedef wxXmlProperty  XATTR;
+typedef wxXmlProperty   XATTR;
+#define GetAttribs      GetProperties
 
 void XNODE::Format( OUTPUTFORMATTER* out, int nestLevel ) throw( IOError )
 {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void XNODE::FormatContents( OUTPUTFORMATTER* out, int nestLevel ) throw( IOError
     std::string utf8;
 
     // output attributes first if they exist
-    for( XATTR* attr = (XATTR*) GetAttributes();  attr;  attr = (XATTR*) attr->GetNext() )
+    for( XATTR* attr = (XATTR*) GetAttribs();  attr;  attr = (XATTR*) attr->GetNext() )
     {
         utf8  = CONV_TO_UTF8( attr->GetValue() );   // capture the content
 
@@ -94,5 +94,4 @@ void XNODE::FormatContents( OUTPUTFORMATTER* out, int nestLevel ) throw( IOError
     }
 }
 
-
 // EOF