src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/xalan/internal/xsltc/dom/MultiDOM.java

@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@
 import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.Axis;
 import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.DTMAxisIterator;
 import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.DTMManager;
 import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.ref.DTMAxisIteratorBase;
 import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.ref.DTMDefaultBase;
+import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.dtm.ref.DTMAxisIterNodeList;
 import com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.utils.SuballocatedIntVector;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 

@@ -567,11 +568,11 @@
     }
 
     public NodeList makeNodeList(DTMAxisIterator iter) {
         int index = iter.next();
         if (index == DTM.NULL) {
-            return null;
+            return new DTMAxisIterNodeList(null, null);
         }
         iter.reset();
         return _adapters[getDTMId(index)].makeNodeList(iter);
     }