diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OWSCommon/v1_1_0.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OWSCommon/v1_1_0.js
index 41f40f765c..cf1c2708bb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OWSCommon/v1_1_0.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OWSCommon/v1_1_0.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.OWSCommon.v1_1_0 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 serviceIdentification.title = this.getChildValue(node);
             },
             "Abstract": function(node, serviceIdentification) {
-                serviceIdentification.abstract = this.getChildValue(node);
+                serviceIdentification["abstract"] = this.getChildValue(node);
             },
             "Keywords": function(node, serviceIdentification) {
                 serviceIdentification.keywords = {};
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
index c200819122..6eacc5a4d9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(
                 obj.title = this.getChildValue(node);
             },
             "Abstract": function(node, obj) {
-                obj.abstract = this.getChildValue(node);
+                obj["abstract"] = this.getChildValue(node);
             },
             "BoundingBox": function(node, obj) {
                 var bbox = {};