diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index d29f3ccc4..a9f544edc 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Fixed bugs:
 
 * If a task got redefined via <taskdef>, it lost its child elements.
 
+* <property>'s classpathref attribute was broken.
+
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
index 8d2083d45..dfcc51b55 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Property.java
@@ -282,8 +282,9 @@ public class Property extends Task {
     }
 
     /**
-     * the classpath to use when lookingup a resource,
+     * the classpath to use when looking up a resource,
      * given as reference to a &lt;path&gt; defined elsewhere
+     */
     public void setClasspathRef(Reference r) {
         createClasspath().setRefid(r);
     }