diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy
index 1d1b0f2..4de8fd8 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/LicenseResolver.groovy
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class LicenseResolver {
         Configuration pomConfiguration = project.configurations.detachedConfiguration(d)
 
         File pStream = pomConfiguration.resolve().asList().first()
-        GPathResult xml = new XmlSlurper().parse(pStream)
+        GPathResult xml = new XmlSlurper(true, false).parse(pStream)
         DependencyMetadata pomData = new DependencyMetadata(dependency: initialDependency)
 
         xml.licenses.license.each {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy
index 1570cfb..44cec18 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/nl/javadude/gradle/plugins/license/DownloadLicensesIntegTest.groovy
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ class DownloadLicensesIntegTest extends Specification {
         ant.delete(dir: projectDir)
     }
 
+    def "Test that poms with xlint args are handled"() {
+        setup:
+        project.dependencies {
+            compile "com.sun.mail:javax.mail:1.5.4"
+        }
+
+        when:
+        downloadLicenses.execute()
+  
+        then:
+        File f = getLicenseReportFolder()
+        assertLicenseReportsExist(f)
+        dependenciesInReport(xml4LicenseByDependencyReport(f)) == 2
+        licensesInReport(xml4DependencyByLicenseReport(f)) == 2
+        
+    }
+
     def "Test that report generating in multi module build doesn't include unrelated subprojects dependencies"() {
         setup:
         subproject.dependencies {