diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index eae61fbb7..94b43d0d5 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
   <replace> can now handle files as long as there is enough disk space
   available.
 
+* Commandline.describeCommand() methods would attempt to describe
+  arguments even when none, other than the executable name, were present.
+
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Commandline.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Commandline.java
index f8167502a..041dfe6a4 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Commandline.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Commandline.java
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ public class Commandline implements Cloneable {
         StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer("Executing \'");
         buf.append(args[0]);
         buf.append("\'");
-        if (args.length > 0) {
+        if (args.length > 1) {
             buf.append(" with ");
             buf.append(describeArguments(args, 1));
         } else {