diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index a0eadef60..355b05aee 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@
   <target name="run-single-test" if="testcase" depends="compile-tests,run-single-test-only"
     description="--> runs the single unit test defined in the testcase property"/>
 
-  <target name="run-single-test-only"
+  <target name="run-single-test-only" if="testcase"
     description="--> runs the single unit test defined in the testcase property">