diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
index aff6b0b5a..ec197833b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class Available extends Task {
     }
 
     public void setFile(String filename) {
-        this.file = file;
+        this.file = filename;
     }
 
     public void setResource(String resource) {