diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index d5e6d07cb..71cbe02e9 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ public abstract class Task extends ProjectComponent {
             UnknownElement childElement =
                 new UnknownElement(childWrapper.getElementTag());
             parentElement.addChild(childElement);
+            childElement.setProject(getProject());
             childElement.setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper(childWrapper);
             childWrapper.setProxy(childElement);
             replaceChildren(childWrapper, childElement);