diff --git a/magpierss/rss_parse.inc b/magpierss/rss_parse.inc
index 3aff57a50..011048310 100644
--- a/magpierss/rss_parse.inc
+++ b/magpierss/rss_parse.inc
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ class MagpieRSS {
                 'feed_start_element', 'feed_end_element' );
                         
         xml_set_character_data_handler( $this->parser, 'feed_cdata' ); 
+
+	$source=str_replace("<","<",$source);
+	$source=str_replace(">",">",$source);
+	$source=str_replace("&","&",$source);
     
         $status = xml_parse( $this->parser, $source );
 
diff --git a/simplepie/simplepie.inc b/simplepie/simplepie.inc
index 65c32abe6..cc3987c08 100644
--- a/simplepie/simplepie.inc
+++ b/simplepie/simplepie.inc
@@ -12761,6 +12761,10 @@ class SimplePie_Parser
 		xml_set_character_data_handler($xml, 'cdata');
 		xml_set_element_handler($xml, 'tag_open', 'tag_close');
 
+		$data=str_replace("<","<",$data);
+		$data=str_replace(">",">",$data);
+		$data=str_replace("&","&",$data);
+
 		// Parse!
 		if (!xml_parse($xml, $data, true))
 		{