diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/AntTask.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/AntTask.groovy
index b713c00ed8d..f86846ac6dd 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/AntTask.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/AntTask.groovy
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class AntTask extends DefaultTask {
         // remove existing loggers, we add our own
         List<BuildLogger> toRemove = new ArrayList<>();
         for (BuildListener listener : ant.project.getBuildListeners()) {
-            if (l instanceof BuildLogger) {
+            if (listener instanceof BuildLogger) {
                 toRemove.add(listener);
             }
         }