diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-antrun-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/antrun/AbstractAntMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-antrun-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/antrun/AbstractAntMojo.java
index 8c7ecfe426..968a8e3e17 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-antrun-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/antrun/AbstractAntMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-antrun-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/antrun/AbstractAntMojo.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAntMojo
             antLogger.setOutputPrintStream( System.out );
             antLogger.setErrorPrintStream( System.err );
             antTasks.getProject().addBuildListener( antLogger );
+            antTasks.getProject().setBaseDir( mavenProject.getBasedir() );
 
             getLog().info( "Executing tasks" );