diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/Symlink.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/Symlink.java
index 8a2721237..0c5c81977 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/Symlink.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/Symlink.java
@@ -553,8 +553,15 @@ public class Symlink extends DispatchTask {
                         + " or its parent dir; skipping it.");
                     continue;
                 }
+                try {
+                    lnks.store(new PrintStream(
+                        new LogOutputStream(this, Project.MSG_INFO)),
+                        "listing properties");
+                } catch (IOException ex) {
+                    log("failed to log unshortened properties");
                 lnks.list(new PrintStream(
                     new LogOutputStream(this, Project.MSG_INFO)));
+                }
                 // Write the contents to our master list of links
                 // This method assumes that all links are defined in
                 // terms of absolute paths, or paths relative to the