diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 302fa9e7a..f09788b86 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ Other changes:
 * Refactored Target invocation into org.apache.tools.ant.Executor
   implementations.  Bugzilla Reports 21421, 29248.
 
+* <rmic> now also supports Kaffe's rmic version shipping with Kaffe
+  1.1.2 and above.
+
 Fixed bugs:
 -----------
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
index 7c48ce8df..b2d99f811 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/KaffeRmic.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
  */
 public class KaffeRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter {
     public static final String RMIC_CLASSNAME = "gnu.java.rmi.rmic.RMIC";
+    // pre Kaffe 1.1.2
     private static final String OLD_RMIC_CLASSNAME = "kaffe.rmi.rmic.RMIC";
 
     /**