diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index a788b9927..9b38c0d8e 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ cp src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/parser.properties ${CLASSDIR}/org/apache/tools/
 java org.apache.tools.ant.Main jar
 java org.apache.tools.ant.Main clean 
 
+if ! test -e bin; then mkdir bin; fi
+cp src/bin/antRun bin
+chmod +x bin/antRun
+
 rm -rf ${CLASSDIR}