diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
index 0a7a050cb..94c4f1a58 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Jar.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class Jar extends Zip {
 
     public void setJarfile(File jarFile) {
         log("DEPRECATED - The jarfile attribute is deprecated. Use file attribute instead.");
-        super.setFile(jarFile);
+        setFile(jarFile);
     }
 
     public void addConfiguredManifest(Manifest newManifest) throws ManifestException {