diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bf8ee7f31..fe6d1b941 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
       </or>
     </condition>
 
-    <echo level="verbose">$${tests.are.on.system.classpath}=${tests.are.on.system.classpath}</echo>
+    <echo level="verbose"> tests.are.on.system.classpath=${tests.are.on.system.classpath}</echo>
 
     <condition property="jasper.present">
       <and>