diff --git a/components/camel-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/component/stax/StAXProcessor.java b/components/camel-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/component/stax/StAXProcessor.java
index b9cf046ba04c7..8786a44ffae5f 100644
--- a/components/camel-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/component/stax/StAXProcessor.java
+++ b/components/camel-stax/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/component/stax/StAXProcessor.java
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
             // InputSource is ignored anyway
             reader.parse((InputSource) null);
             if (ExchangeHelper.isOutCapable(exchange)) {
-                exchange.getOut().setHeaders(exchange.getIn().getHeaders());
-                exchange.getOut().setBody(handler);
+                exchange.getMessage().setHeaders(exchange.getIn().getHeaders());
+                exchange.getMessage().setBody(handler);
             } else {
                 exchange.getIn().setBody(handler);
             }