diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index dce1b3d07..9c0b9dc1a 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -1028,11 +1028,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
                 e.printStackTrace();
                 // ignored.
             } finally {
-                try {
-                    br.close();
-                } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                    // nothing
-                }
+                FileUtils.close(br);
             }
             if (watchdog != null && watchdog.killedProcess()) {
                 result.timedOut = true;