diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/defaultexcludes.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/defaultexcludes.xml
index 6813d71e9..ce4980abb 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/defaultexcludes.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/defaultexcludes.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <project name="echo-test" basedir="." default="test1">
 
+  <target name="cleanup">
+    <defaultexcludes default="true"/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="test1">
     <defaultexcludes echo="true"/>
   </target>
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/DefaultExcludesTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/DefaultExcludesTest.java
index d5085788f..aaeaef2c3 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/DefaultExcludesTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/DefaultExcludesTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ public class DefaultExcludesTest extends BuildFileTest {
         configureProject("src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/defaultexcludes.xml");
     }
 
+    public void tearDown() {
+        project.executeTarget("cleanup");
+    }
+
     // Output the default excludes
     public void test1() {
         String[] expected = {