diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
index 3817e985c..b75834cde 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
@@ -180,7 +180,24 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter implements RmicAdapter {
      * setup rmic argument for rmic.
      */
     protected Commandline setupRmicCommand() {
+        return setupRmicCommand(null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * setup rmic argument for rmic.
+     *
+     * @param options additional parameters needed by a specific
+     *                implementation.
+     */
+    protected Commandline setupRmicCommand(String[] options) {
         Commandline cmd = new Commandline();
+
+        if (options != null) {
+            for (int i=0; i<options.length; i++) {
+                cmd.createArgument().setValue(options[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
         Path classpath = getCompileClasspath();
 
         cmd.createArgument().setValue("-d");
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
index 091b7e0b5..18494f88d 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/WLRmic.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter {
 
     public boolean execute() throws BuildException {
         getRmic().log("Using WebLogic rmic", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
-        Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand();
+        Commandline cmd = setupRmicCommand(new String[] {"-noexit"});
 
         PrintStream err = System.err;
         PrintStream out = System.out;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class WLRmic extends DefaultRmicAdapter {
             Class c = Class.forName("weblogic.rmic");
             Method doRmic = c.getMethod("main", 
                                         new Class [] { String[].class });
-            doRmic.invoke(null, new Object[] { cmd.getArguments() });
+            doRmic.invoke(null, new Object[] {  });
             return true;
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             throw new BuildException("Cannot use WebLogic rmic, as it is not available"+