Index: src/OFXMLElement.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.m
+++ src/OFXMLElement.m
@@ -838,11 +838,11 @@
 	size_t i, count = [attributes count];
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 		if (objects[i]->ns == nil &&
 		    [objects[i]->name isEqual: attributeName])
-			return objects[i];
+			return [[objects[i] retain] autorelease];
 
 	return nil;
 }
 
 - (OFXMLAttribute*)attributeForName: (OFString*)attributeName
@@ -858,11 +858,11 @@
 	count = [attributes count];
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 		if ([objects[i]->ns isEqual: attributeNS] &&
 		    [objects[i]->name isEqual: attributeName])
-			return objects[i];
+			return [[objects[i] retain] autorelease];
 
 	return nil;
 }
 
 - (void)removeAttributeForName: (OFString*)attributeName