diff --git a/xml.go b/xml.go
index 92db2f1..c1b618d 100644
--- a/xml.go
+++ b/xml.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type AnyMap map[string]any
 
 type xmlMapEntry struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name
-	Value   string `xml:",chardata"`
+	Value   any `xml:",chardata"`
 }
 
 func (m *AnyMap) MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (m *AnyMap) MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for k, v := range m {
+	for k, v := range *m {
 		_ = e.Encode(xmlMapEntry{XMLName: xml.Name{Local: k}, Value: v})
 	}