diff --git a/src/svg/SvgElement.js b/src/svg/SvgElement.js
index 85ba7e43..03e266e8 100644
--- a/src/svg/SvgElement.js
+++ b/src/svg/SvgElement.js
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 var SvgElement = new function() {
     // SVG related namespaces
     var svg = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',
-        xmlns = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns',
-        xlink = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink',
+        xmlns = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/',
+        xlink = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/',
         // Mapping of attribute names to required namespaces:
         attributeNamespace = {
             href: xlink,
-            xlink: xmlns
+            xlink: xmlns,
+            xmlns: xmlns,
+            'xmlns:xlink': xmlns
         };
 
     function create(tag, attributes, formatter) {