--- jaxb-ri/runtime/src/com/sun/xml/bind/v2/runtime/ElementBeanInfoImpl.java	(revision 2990)
+++ jaxb-ri/runtime/src/com/sun/xml/bind/v2/runtime/ElementBeanInfoImpl.java	(revision 2991)
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
 
             if (state.nil) {
                 e.setNil(true);
+                state.nil = false;
             }
 
             if(o!=null)