diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
index 91bd6ddc2..5e68d7d5c 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javadoc.java
@@ -1145,12 +1145,15 @@ public class Javadoc extends Task {
 
     private String getJavadocExecutableName()
     {
-	// This is the most common extension case - exe for windows and OS/2, 
+        // This is the most common extension case - exe for windows and OS/2, 
         // nothing for *nix.
         String os = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
         boolean dosBased = 
             os.indexOf("windows") >= 0 || os.indexOf("os/2") >= 0;
-	String extension =  dosBased? ".exe" : "";
+        // for NetWare, we do not want an extension either, so we will be
+        // "non dosBased".  If this variable is ever used for other logic
+        // besides the extension, we may need to revisit this code.
+        String extension =  dosBased? ".exe" : "";
 
 	// Look for javadoc in the java.home/../bin directory.  Unfortunately
 	// on Windows java.home doesn't always refer to the correct location,