diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
index 9ddfc3998..6d882cc10 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Execute
      */
     public final static int INVALID = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
-    private static String c_antWorkingDirectory = System.getProperty( "user.dir" );
+    protected static String c_antWorkingDirectory = System.getProperty( "user.dir" );
     private static CommandLauncher c_vmLauncher;
     private static CommandLauncher c_shellLauncher;
     private static Vector c_procEnvironment;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java
index b0e2b43c5..269996a6d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MacCommandLauncher
         }
         finally
         {
-            System.getProperties().put( "user.dir", Execute.antWorkingDirectory );
+            System.getProperties().put( "user.dir", Execute.c_antWorkingDirectory );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
index 9ddfc3998..6d882cc10 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/Execute.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Execute
      */
     public final static int INVALID = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
-    private static String c_antWorkingDirectory = System.getProperty( "user.dir" );
+    protected static String c_antWorkingDirectory = System.getProperty( "user.dir" );
     private static CommandLauncher c_vmLauncher;
     private static CommandLauncher c_shellLauncher;
     private static Vector c_procEnvironment;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java
index b0e2b43c5..269996a6d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/exec/MacCommandLauncher.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MacCommandLauncher
         }
         finally
         {
-            System.getProperties().put( "user.dir", Execute.antWorkingDirectory );
+            System.getProperties().put( "user.dir", Execute.c_antWorkingDirectory );
         }
     }
 }