diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
index db1c53882..bc8b3deb6 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task implements TypeAdapter {
 
         try {
             DispatchUtils.execute(proxy);
+        } catch (BuildException be) {
+            throw be;
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             log("Error in " + proxy.getClass(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
             throw new BuildException(ex);