diff -ur libxml2-2.7.8.orig/globals.c libxml2-2.7.8/globals.c
--- libxml2-2.7.8.orig/globals.c	2010-10-12 08:25:32.000000000 +0200
+++ libxml2-2.7.8/globals.c	2012-02-06 14:30:30.023997685 +0100
@@ -913,12 +913,23 @@
 }
 
 #undef	xmlIndentTreeOutput
-int *
+int
 __xmlIndentTreeOutput(void) {
     if (IS_MAIN_THREAD)
-	return (&xmlIndentTreeOutput);
+	return xmlIndentTreeOutput;
     else
-	return (&xmlGetGlobalState()->xmlIndentTreeOutput);
+    {
+	int ret;
+	xmlGlobalState *gs;
+
+	gs = xmlGetGlobalState();
+	ret = gs->xmlIndentTreeOutput;
+
+	if (gs)
+	    free (gs);
+    
+	return ret;
+    }
 }
 int xmlThrDefIndentTreeOutput(int v) {
     int ret;
diff -ur libxml2-2.7.8.orig/include/libxml/globals.h libxml2-2.7.8/include/libxml/globals.h
--- libxml2-2.7.8.orig/include/libxml/globals.h	2010-10-12 08:25:32.000000000 +0200
+++ libxml2-2.7.8/include/libxml/globals.h	2012-02-06 14:19:59.244017419 +0100
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@
 #endif
 XMLPUBFUN int XMLCALL xmlThrDefGetWarningsDefaultValue(int v);
 
-XMLPUBFUN int * XMLCALL __xmlIndentTreeOutput(void);
+XMLPUBFUN int XMLCALL __xmlIndentTreeOutput(void);
 #ifdef LIBXML_THREAD_ENABLED
 #define xmlIndentTreeOutput \
-(*(__xmlIndentTreeOutput()))
+((__xmlIndentTreeOutput()))
 #else
 XMLPUBVAR int xmlIndentTreeOutput;
 #endif
diff -ur libxml2-2.7.8.orig/parserInternals.c libxml2-2.7.8/parserInternals.c
--- libxml2-2.7.8.orig/parserInternals.c	2010-10-12 08:25:32.000000000 +0200
+++ libxml2-2.7.8/parserInternals.c	2012-02-06 14:32:18.827994269 +0100
@@ -2154,7 +2154,6 @@
     int old = xmlKeepBlanksDefaultValue;
 
     xmlKeepBlanksDefaultValue = val;
-    if (!val) xmlIndentTreeOutput = 1;
     return(old);
 }