diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/SSHExec.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/SSHExec.java
index 997bf9b66..a589a85f3 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/SSHExec.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/SSHExec.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class SSHExec extends SSHBase {
             thread =
                 new Thread() {
                     public void run() {
-                        while (!channel.isEOF()) {
+                        while (!channel.isClosed()) {
                             if (thread == null) {
                                 return;
                             }