diff --git a/src/Doctrine/DBAL/PostgresTypes/XmlType.php b/src/Doctrine/DBAL/PostgresTypes/XmlType.php
index e3c9954..81c45e1 100644
--- a/src/Doctrine/DBAL/PostgresTypes/XmlType.php
+++ b/src/Doctrine/DBAL/PostgresTypes/XmlType.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function getSQLDeclaration(array $fieldDeclaration, AbstractPlatform $pla
      */
     public function convertToPHPValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
     {
-        return $value === null ?: new \SimpleXMLElement($value);
+        return $value === null ? null : new \SimpleXMLElement($value);
     }
 
     /**