diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1c587012..2f9d629a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Tue Dec 23 15:14:37 HKT 2003 William Brack <wbrack@mmm.com.hk>
+
+	* valid.c: fixed bug concerning validation using external
+	  dtd of element with mutiple namespace declarations
+	  (Bug 129821)
+
 Tue Dec 23 11:41:42 HKT 2003 William Brack <wbrack@mmm.com.hk>
 
 	* tree.c: inhibited production of "(null):" in xmlGetNodePath
diff --git a/valid.c b/valid.c
index 3c518d64..5763354e 100644
--- a/valid.c
+++ b/valid.c
@@ -6095,7 +6095,7 @@ xmlValidateElement(xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr elem) {
     }
     ns = elem->nsDef;
     while (ns != NULL) {
-	ret &= xmlValidateOneNamespace(ctxt, doc, elem, ns->prefix,
+	ret &= xmlValidateOneNamespace(ctxt, doc, elem, elem->ns->prefix,
 	                               ns, ns->href);
         ns = ns->next;
     }