diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
index 81e4ef147..075ec8396 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ public class Main implements AntMain {
                                            + " that:");
                         error.printStackTrace();
                     }
-                    throw new BuildException(t);
+                    throw new BuildException(t); //NOSONAR
                 }
             } else if (error != null) {
                 project.log(error.toString(), Project.MSG_ERR);
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
index cef9dda0f..b6360caa4 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTP.java
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ public class FTP extends Task implements FTPTaskConfig {
                     try {
                         ftp.changeWorkingDirectory(directory);
                     } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                        throw new BuildException(ioe, getLocation());
+                        throw new BuildException(ioe, getLocation()); //NOSONAR
                     }
                 }
                 getProject().log("remote system is case sensitive : " + remoteSystemCaseSensitive,
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ public class FTP extends Task implements FTPTaskConfig {
                                      Project.MSG_ERR);
                 } finally {
                     if (!comeback) {
-                        throw new BuildException("could not cd back to " + dir
+                        throw new BuildException("could not cd back to " + dir //NOSONAR
                                                  + " while checking a symlink");
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTaskMirrorImpl.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTaskMirrorImpl.java
index 81752b352..6cb79c833 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTaskMirrorImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTaskMirrorImpl.java
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ public class FTPTaskMirrorImpl implements FTPTaskMirror {
                     try {
                         ftp.changeWorkingDirectory(directory);
                     } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                        throw new BuildException(ioe, task.getLocation());
+                        throw new BuildException(ioe, task.getLocation()); //NOSONAR
                     }
                 }
                 task.log("remote system is case sensitive : "
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ public class FTPTaskMirrorImpl implements FTPTaskMirror {
                                           Project.MSG_ERR);
                 } finally {
                     if (!comeback) {
-                        throw new BuildException("could not cd back to " + dir
+                        throw new BuildException("could not cd back to " + dir //NOSONAR
                                                  + " while checking a symlink");
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/splash/SplashTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/splash/SplashTask.java
index 3a73bdf7b..146e0ffd0 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/splash/SplashTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/splash/SplashTask.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class SplashTask extends Task {
                     // swallow if there was an error before so that
                     // original error will be passed up
                     if (success) {
-                        throw new BuildException(ioe);
+                        throw new BuildException(ioe); //NOSONAR
                     }
                 }
             }