diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 2e0651301..459254d3e 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
    has been specified in <javac> was broken for Java 5 and 6.
    Bugzilla Report 50578.
 
+ * MailLogger ignore the Maillogger.starttls.enable property.
+   Bugzilla Report 50668.
+
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/MailLogger.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/MailLogger.java
index 870a99a06..a31152a54 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/MailLogger.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/MailLogger.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class MailLogger extends DefaultLogger {
         mailer.setUser(values.user());
         mailer.setPassword(values.password());
         mailer.setSSL(values.ssl());
-        mailer.setEnableStartTLS(values.ssl());
+        mailer.setEnableStartTLS(values.starttls());
         Message mymessage =
             new Message(values.body().length() > 0 ? values.body() : message);
         mymessage.setProject(project);