diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 4e77f13ad..ef64313b3 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <property name="ant.home" value="."/>
   <property name="bin.dir" value="bin"/>
   <property name="src.bin.dir" value="src/bin"/>
-  <property name="src.dir" value="${basedir}/src/main"/>
+  <property name="src.dir" value="src/main"/>
   <property name="lib.dir" value="lib"/>
   <property name="docs.dir" value="docs"/>
   <property name="build.dir" value="../build/ant"/>