diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 5c78ad10c..f53145f77 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ Fixed bugs:
    archive failed.
    Port of https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMPRESS-297
 
+ * FileUtils.rename which is used by several tasks can throw a
+   NullPointerException if the "normal" renameTo operation fails and
+   an exception occurs while rename falls back to copying and deleting
+   the file.
+   Bugzilla Report 57533
+
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java
index 0c1ce691e..6397f714b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ResourceUtils.java
@@ -435,11 +435,15 @@ public class ResourceUtils {
                     copyUsingFileChannels(sourceFile, destFile);
                     copied = true;
                 } catch (final IOException ex) {
-                    project.log("Attempt to copy " + sourceFile
-                                + " to " + destFile + " using NIO Channels"
-                                + " failed due to '" + ex.getMessage()
-                                + "'.  Falling back to streams.",
-                                Project.MSG_WARN);
+                    String msg = "Attempt to copy " + sourceFile
+                        + " to " + destFile + " using NIO Channels"
+                        + " failed due to '" + ex.getMessage()
+                        + "'.  Falling back to streams.";
+                    if (project != null) {
+                        project.log(msg, Project.MSG_WARN);
+                    } else {
+                        System.err.println(msg);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (!copied) {
@@ -828,8 +832,13 @@ public class ResourceUtils {
             if (a != null) {
                 return a.getAppendOutputStream();
             }
-            project.log("Appendable OutputStream not available for non-appendable resource "
-                    + resource + "; using plain OutputStream", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
+            String msg = "Appendable OutputStream not available for non-appendable resource "
+                + resource + "; using plain OutputStream";
+            if (project != null) {
+                project.log(msg, Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
+            } else {
+                System.out.println(msg);
+            }
         }
         return resource.getOutputStream();
     }