diff --git a/src/printer_xml.c b/src/printer_xml.c
index d33a725..31c5ad4 100644
--- a/src/printer_xml.c
+++ b/src/printer_xml.c
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@
     }
 
     for (meta = node->meta; meta; meta = meta->next) {
+        if (!lyd_metadata_should_print(meta)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         /* store the module of the default namespace, NULL because there is none */
         ly_set_add(&ns_list, NULL, 0, NULL);