diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 9f5212f26..a8bb68085 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changes from current Ant 1.6.5 version to current RCS version
 Changes that could break older environments:
 --------------------------------------------
 
+* Task will now log correctly even if no project is set. 
+  Bugzilla report 38458.
+
 * Use alternative names for the command line arguments in javac. Bugzilla
   Report 37546.
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java
index ba5a3c9b2..71f192e18 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectComponent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright  2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
+ * Copyright  2001-2004,2006 The Apache Software Foundation
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public abstract class ProjectComponent {
      *                 to be logged.
      */
     public void log(String msg, int msgLevel) {
-        if (project != null) {
-            project.log(msg, msgLevel);
+        if (getProject() != null) {
+            getProject().log(msg, msgLevel);
         } else {
             // 'reasonable' default, if the component is used without
             // a Project ( for example as a standalone Bean ).
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
index f275d0b64..8105c26df 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Task.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright  2000-2005 The Apache Software Foundation
+ * Copyright  2000-2006 The Apache Software Foundation
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -335,18 +335,6 @@ public abstract class Task extends ProjectComponent {
         log(msg, Project.MSG_INFO);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Logs a message with the given priority. This delegates
-     * the actual logging to the project.
-     *
-     * @param msg The message to be logged. Should not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @param msgLevel The message priority at which this message is to
-     *                 be logged.
-     */
-    public void log(String msg, int msgLevel) {
-        getProject().log(this, msg, msgLevel);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Performs this task if it's still valid, or gets a replacement
      * version and performs that otherwise.