diff --git a/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/LicenseChoice.cs b/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/LicenseChoice.cs
index c2af6c36..0ee1890c 100644
--- a/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/LicenseChoice.cs
+++ b/src/CycloneDX.Core/Models/LicenseChoice.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void ReadXml(System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
                         Licenses.Add(new LicenseChoice { License = license });
                         finished = false;
                     }
-                    if (reader.Name == "expression")
+                    if (reader.LocalName == "expression")
                     {
                         string bomRef = null;
                         LicenseAcknowledgementEnumeration? acknowledgement = null;