diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdog.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdog.java
index f6c81db61..9bb78dec8 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdog.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdog.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.util.Watchdog;
  * </pre>
  
  * @author thomas.haas@softwired-inc.com
- * @author <a href="mailto:sbailliez@imediation.com">Stephane Bailliez</a>
+ * @author <a href="mailto:sbailliez_at_apache.org">Stephane Bailliez</a>
  * @see Execute
  * @see org.apache.tools.ant.util.Watchdog
  * @since Ant 1.2
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ public class ExecuteWatchdog implements TimeoutObserver {
         watchdog.addTimeoutObserver(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see #ExecuteWatchdog(long)
+     * @deprecated Use constructor with a long type instead.
+     * (1.4.x compatibility)
+     */
+    public ExecuteWatchdog(int timeout) {
+        this((long)timeout);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Watches the given process and terminates it, if it runs for too long.
      * All information from the previous run are reset.