diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/java.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/java.xml
index 6e2e1ccb0..2a7fe3c74 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/java.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/java.xml
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@
         <loadfile property="redirect.out.contents" srcfile="${outfile}" />
 
         <condition property="r1file">
-            <equals arg1="${redirect.out.contents}" arg2="foo${line.separator}" />
+            <equals arg1="${redirect.out.contents}" arg2="foo" />
         </condition>
 
         <fail unless="r1file">${outfile}:
-&quot;${redirect.out.contents}&quot; expected &quot;foo&#010;&quot;</fail>
+&quot;${redirect.out.contents}&quot; expected &quot;foo&quot;</fail>
 
         <condition property="r1prop">
             <equals arg1="${redirect.err}" arg2="" />
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ redirect.err=&quot;${redirect.err}&quot; should be empty</fail>
         <loadfile property="redirect.out.contents2" srcfile="${outfile}" />
 
         <condition property="r2file">
-            <equals arg1="${redirect.out.contents2}" arg2="foo${line.separator}bar${line.separator}" />
+            <equals arg1="${redirect.out.contents2}" arg2="foobar" />
         </condition>
 
         <fail unless="r2file">${outfile}:
-&quot;${redirect.out.contents2}&quot; expected &quot;foo&#010;bar&#010;&quot;</fail>
+&quot;${redirect.out.contents2}&quot; expected &quot;foobar&quot;</fail>
 
         <condition property="r2prop">
             <!-- property should not change -->
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Redirector.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Redirector.java
index 70fcb27f6..5d2b1ad94 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Redirector.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Redirector.java
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ public class Redirector {
                     .toString();
             errorStream = foldFiles(error, logHead, Project.MSG_VERBOSE,
                     appendErr, createEmptyFilesErr);
-        } else if (!(logError || outputStream == null)) {
+        } else if (!(logError || outputStream == null) && errorProperty == null) {
             long funnelTimeout = 0L;
             OutputStreamFunneler funneler = new OutputStreamFunneler(
                     outputStream, funnelTimeout);