diff --git a/src/parser_expat.c b/src/parser_expat.c
index 94859b9..8ee9278 100644
--- a/src/parser_expat.c
+++ b/src/parser_expat.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void _end_element(void *userdata, const XML_Char *name)
 	    parser->stanza = parser->stanza->parent;
 	} else {
             if (parser->stanzacb)
-                parser->stanzacb(xmpp_stanza_clone(parser->stanza),
+                parser->stanzacb(parser->stanza,
                                  parser->userdata);
 	    xmpp_stanza_release(parser->stanza);
 	    parser->stanza = NULL;
diff --git a/src/parser_libxml2.c b/src/parser_libxml2.c
index 1d9d271..69521bf 100644
--- a/src/parser_libxml2.c
+++ b/src/parser_libxml2.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void _end_element(void *userdata, const xmlChar *name)
 	    parser->stanza = parser->stanza->parent;
 	} else {
             if (parser->stanzacb)
-                parser->stanzacb(xmpp_stanza_clone(parser->stanza),
+                parser->stanzacb(parser->stanza,
                                  parser->userdata);
             xmpp_stanza_release(parser->stanza);
             parser->stanza = NULL;