diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Input.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Input.java
index 09975089f..714d5dc41 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Input.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Input.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public class Input extends Task {
             && getProject().getProperty(addproperty) != null) {
             log("skipping " + getTaskName() + " as property " + addproperty
                 + " has already been set.");
+            return;
         }
 
         InputRequest request = null;
@@ -164,4 +165,4 @@ public class Input extends Task {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}