diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 6314ee10b..749b7a509 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
    interfere with each other.
    Bugzilla Report 54393.
 
+ * <mail>'s mailport still didn't work proprly when using smtps.
+   Bugzilla Report 49267.
+
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/MimeMailer.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/MimeMailer.java
index 85a022e4a..c231fc8fe 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/MimeMailer.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/email/MimeMailer.java
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ public class MimeMailer extends Mailer {
                 // SMTP provider
                 props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.class", SSL_FACTORY);
                 props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
+                props.put("mail.smtps.host", host);
                 if (isPortExplicitlySpecified()) {
+                    props.put("mail.smtps.port", String.valueOf(port));
                     props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port",
                               String.valueOf(port));
                 }