diff --git a/src/org/apache/xerces/dom/DOMNormalizer.java b/src/org/apache/xerces/dom/DOMNormalizer.java
index 44e20cfd8..1c1d10fee 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/xerces/dom/DOMNormalizer.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/xerces/dom/DOMNormalizer.java
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ public class DOMNormalizer implements XMLDocumentHandler {
     /**
      * If the user stops the process, this exception will be thrown.
      */
-    public static final RuntimeException abort = new RuntimeException();
+    public static final RuntimeException abort = new RuntimeException() {
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 5361322877988412432L;
+        public Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
+            return this;
+        }
+    };
     
     /** Empty string to pass to the validator. **/
     public static final XMLString EMPTY_STRING = new XMLString();