diff --git a/_pytest/junitxml.py b/_pytest/junitxml.py
index c87e7f34f..7ad28cdfa 100644
--- a/_pytest/junitxml.py
+++ b/_pytest/junitxml.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class LogXML(object):
             filename, lineno, skipreason = report.longrepr
             if skipreason.startswith("Skipped: "):
                 skipreason = bin_xml_escape(skipreason[9:])
+                report.longrepr = filename, lineno, skipreason
             self.append(
                 Junit.skipped("%s:%s: %s" % report.longrepr,
                               type="pytest.skip",