diff --git a/parsers/src/disco.rs b/parsers/src/disco.rs
index 9e4957a18171a55e98d24b218dfc76c964e25246..9ee4a5fbd7ebebbd2c25b87e8b4d038c61e1e8e2 100644
--- a/parsers/src/disco.rs
+++ b/parsers/src/disco.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub struct Identity {
     pub type_: String,
 
     /// Lang of the name of this identity.
-    #[xml(attribute(default, name = "xml:lang"))]
+    #[xml(lang(default))]
     pub lang: Option<String>,
 
     /// Name of this identity.
diff --git a/parsers/src/presence.rs b/parsers/src/presence.rs
index 67634ddcdf03adb2f70f59544074934d4bf87b58..2242e8de87f0141e498c850e11a32ca4c88e10fc 100644
--- a/parsers/src/presence.rs
+++ b/parsers/src/presence.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl AsOptionalXmlText for Type {
 
 /// The main structure representing the `<presence/>` stanza.
 #[derive(FromXml, AsXml, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-#[xml(namespace = ns::DEFAULT_NS, name = "presence", discard(attribute = "xml:lang"))]
+#[xml(namespace = ns::DEFAULT_NS, name = "presence")]
 pub struct Presence {
     /// The sender of this presence.
     #[xml(attribute(default))]
diff --git a/parsers/src/stream.rs b/parsers/src/stream.rs
index 0e8f929237c5f2284201f5a4084433eafb9d91df..1a6c9178870d11a4cd90fe69181429c7f3837c70 100644
--- a/parsers/src/stream.rs
+++ b/parsers/src/stream.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct Stream {
 
     /// The default human language for all subsequent stanzas, which will
     /// be transmitted to other entities for better localisation.
-    #[xml(attribute(default, name = "xml:lang"))]
+    #[xml(lang(default))]
     xml_lang: Option<String>,
 }
 
diff --git a/parsers/src/websocket.rs b/parsers/src/websocket.rs
index 6281da8459b58cf02b608ef92a41ae34ecd8b683..e448ee08bd78f46843bf346ee33788364a0b7860 100644
--- a/parsers/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/parsers/src/websocket.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct Open {
 
     /// The default human language for all subsequent stanzas, which will
     /// be transmitted to other entities for better localisation.
-    #[xml(attribute(default, name = "xml:lang"))]
+    #[xml(lang(default))]
     pub xml_lang: Option<String>,
 }