diff --git a/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/xmldata/compiler/XmldataRecordFieldValidator.java b/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/xmldata/compiler/XmldataRecordFieldValidator.java
index 22587cf..305e076 100644
--- a/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/xmldata/compiler/XmldataRecordFieldValidator.java
+++ b/compiler-plugin/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/data/xmldata/compiler/XmldataRecordFieldValidator.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private boolean isParseFunctionFromXmldata(ExpressionNode expressionNode) {
         if (nameReferenceNode.kind() != SyntaxKind.QUALIFIED_NAME_REFERENCE) {
             return false;
         }
-        String prefix = ((QualifiedNameReferenceNode) nameReferenceNode).modulePrefix().toString();
+        String prefix = ((QualifiedNameReferenceNode) nameReferenceNode).modulePrefix().text();
         if (!prefix.equals(Constants.XMLDATA)) {
             return false;
         }