diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
index fed96e7f30..b05b3fd2ee 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             this.featureNS = node.namespaceURI;
             this.autoConfig = true;
         }
-        return OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.readNode.apply(this, arguments);
+        return OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.readNode.apply(this, [node, obj]);
     },
 
     /**