diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
index ff2ceed43..3c22b4c83 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/War.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class War extends Jar {
 
     public void setWarfile(File warFile) {
         log("DEPRECATED - The warfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead.");
-        super.setFile(warFile);
+        setFile(warFile);
     }
     
     public void setWebxml(File descr) {