diff --git a/core/templates/xml_exception.php b/core/templates/xml_exception.php
index d7fb276a7306b..d8c76dbe3f97c 100644
--- a/core/templates/xml_exception.php
+++ b/core/templates/xml_exception.php
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function print_exception(Throwable $e, \OCP\IL10N $l): void {
 }
 
 ?>
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<?php echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'; ?>
 <d:error xmlns:d="DAV:" xmlns:s="http://sabredav.org/ns">
 	<s:exception><?php p($l->t('Internal Server Error')) ?></s:exception>
 	<s:message>