diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTask.java
index 5bd07c126..ef14455da 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTask.java
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public class ImportTask extends Task {
 //        File buildFile=context.buildFile;
 //        File buildFileParent=context.buildFileParent;
         File buildFile=(File)currentSource;
+        buildFile=new File( buildFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        System.out.println("Importing from " + currentSource);
         File buildFileParent=new File(buildFile.getParent());
 
         project.log("Importing file "+ file +" from "+