diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java
index 0f8218301..39ad114a9 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class ComponentHelper  {
                     entryVal = new ArrayList(entryVal);
                 }
                 Object entryKey = entry.getKey();                                    
-                result.put(entryKey, entryKey);
+                result.put(entryKey, entryVal);
             }
         }
         return result;