diff --git a/plugins/placement/placement.c b/plugins/placement/placement.c
index 599d58a9..35d6b3c9 100644
--- a/plugins/placement/placement.c
+++ b/plugins/placement/placement.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ static void parse_xml(xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node, void *d)
 {
     xmlNodePtr n;
 
+    node = node->xmlChildrenNode;
     if ((n = parse_find_node("remember", node)))
         history = parse_bool(doc, n);
 }