diff --git a/SAX.c b/SAX.c
index 6f3683c..163ee9b 100644
--- a/SAX.c
+++ b/SAX.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@
     endElement,
     NULL,
     characters,
-    characters,
+    ignorableWhitespace,
     NULL,
     comment,
     xmlParserWarning,