diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/EmailTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/EmailTask.java
index 525c2e604..7e0c6a9f4 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/EmailTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/EmailTask.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public class EmailTask
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    mailer = (Mailer)getClass().forName( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.MimeMailer" ).newInstance();
+                    mailer = (Mailer)Class.forName( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.MimeMailer" ).newInstance();
                     autoFound = true;
                     log( "Using MIME mail", Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                 }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public class EmailTask
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    mailer = (Mailer)getClass().forName( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.UUMailer" ).newInstance();
+                    mailer = (Mailer)Class.forName( "org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.email.UUMailer" ).newInstance();
                     autoFound = true;
                     log( "Using UU mail", Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
                 }