diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
index 54c367ce7..5d238100a 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SQLExec.java
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ public class SQLExec extends Task {
         }
     }
 
-    protected Hashtable getLoaderMap(){
+    protected static Hashtable getLoaderMap(){
         return loaderMap;
     }