diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/PersistenceMappingFactory.java b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/PersistenceMappingFactory.java
index 395aaa67b..9e2f2e60c 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/PersistenceMappingFactory.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/jdbc/PersistenceMappingFactory.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.openjpa.meta.MetaDataFactory;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.AnnotationPersistenceMetaDataParser;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.PersistenceMetaDataFactory;
 import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.XMLPersistenceMetaDataParser;
+import org.apache.openjpa.persistence.XMLPersistenceMetaDataSerializer;
 
 /**
  * {@link MetaDataFactory} for JPA mapping information.
@@ -55,4 +56,12 @@ public class PersistenceMappingFactory
                 getStrategyInstaller().isAdapting());
         return parser;
     }
+
+    protected XMLPersistenceMetaDataSerializer newXMLSerializer() {
+        XMLPersistenceMappingSerializer ser = 
+            new XMLPersistenceMappingSerializer((JDBCConfiguration) 
+            repos.getConfiguration());
+        ser.setSyncMappingInfo(true);
+        return ser;
+    }
 }