diff --git a/projects/samskivert/build.xml b/projects/samskivert/build.xml
index fb6db804..af0aace1 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/build.xml
+++ b/projects/samskivert/build.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
   <!-- builds our distribution files (war and jar) -->
   <target name="dist" depends="prepare,compile">
-    <jar file="${deploy.dir}/${dist.jar}"
+    <jar destfile="${deploy.dir}/${dist.jar}"
          basedir="${deploy.dir}/classes"/>
   </target>