diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 66612fc75..bcd94e77f 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ Fixed bugs:
    Bugzilla Report 48816.        
    
 *  <get> with an invalid URL could trigger an NPE in some JVMs.
-   Bugzilla Report 48833 
+   Bugzilla Report 48833
+   
+*  Broken Pipe issue under Ubuntu Linux
+   Bugzilla Report 48789    
 
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PumpStreamHandler.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PumpStreamHandler.java
index 3d5cd0819..1187ac175 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PumpStreamHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PumpStreamHandler.java
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ public class PumpStreamHandler implements ExecuteStreamHandler {
      * Stop pumping the streams.
      */
     public void stop() {
-        finish(outputThread);
-        finish(errorThread);
 
         if (inputPump != null) {
             inputPump.stop();
@@ -146,6 +144,8 @@ public class PumpStreamHandler implements ExecuteStreamHandler {
         } catch (IOException e) {
             // ignore
         }
+        finish(outputThread);
+        finish(errorThread);
     }
 
     private static final long JOIN_TIMEOUT = 500;