diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java
index 5993d09b1..a7a6b2b54 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant.java
@@ -170,13 +170,16 @@ public class Ant extends Task {
             Enumeration e = properties.elements();
             while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
                 Property p=(Property) e.nextElement();
-                p.init();
+                p.execute();
             }
             
             if (antFile == null) 
                 antFile = "build.xml";
 
-            antFile = (new File(dir, antFile)).getAbsolutePath();
+            File file = new File(antFile);
+            if (!file.isAbsolute()) {
+                antFile = (new File(dir, antFile)).getAbsolutePath();
+            }
 
             p1.setUserProperty( "ant.file" , antFile );
             ProjectHelper.configureProject(p1, new File(antFile));
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
index ccd3eb975..b6dd416c2 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.*;
  */
 public class CallTarget extends Task {
 
-    private Ant delegate;
+    private Ant callee;
     private String subTarget;
 
     public void init() {
-        delegate = (Ant) project.createTask("ant");
-        delegate.setOwningTarget(target);
-        delegate.setTaskName(getTaskName());
-        delegate.setLocation(location);
-        delegate.init();
+        callee = (Ant) project.createTask("ant");
+        callee.setOwningTarget(target);
+        callee.setTaskName(getTaskName());
+        callee.setLocation(location);
+        callee.init();
     }
 
     public void execute() {
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ public class CallTarget extends Task {
                                      location);
         }
         
-        delegate.setDir(project.getBaseDir());
-        delegate.setAntfile(project.getProperty("ant.file"));
-        delegate.setTarget(subTarget);
-        delegate.execute();
+        callee.setDir(project.getBaseDir());
+        callee.setAntfile(project.getProperty("ant.file"));
+        callee.setTarget(subTarget);
+        callee.execute();
     }
 
     public Property createParam() {
-        return delegate.createProperty();
+        return callee.createProperty();
     }
 
     public void setTarget(String target) {