diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh b/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh
index 00b3cbf1c..739bf9b0b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/build.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ chmod u+x $PWD/bin/antRun
 chmod u+x $PWD/bin/ant
 #export ANT_OPTS="-Djava.compiler="
 
+ANT_HOME=.
+export ANT_HOME
+
 $PWD/bin/ant -emacs $@ | awk -f $PWD/bin/fixPath.awk