diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js
index 49223ee90e..db12e335be 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js
@@ -368,7 +368,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         if (filter) {
             var rule = new OpenLayers.Rule.Logical(
                     {type: OpenLayers.Rule.Logical.NOT});
-            rule.rules.push(this.parseFilter(filter[0]));
+            var filters = filter[0].childNodes; 
+            for (var i=0; i<filters.length; i++) {
+                if (filters[i].nodeType == 1) {
+                    rule.rules.push(this.parseFilter(filters[i]));
+                }
+            }
             return rule;
         }