diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bfb55e9..838464c 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@
            deprecation="${deprecation}"
            target="${javac.target}"
            source="${javac.source}"
-           optimize="${optimize}" >
+           optimize="${optimize}"
+           bootclasspath="${bootclasspath}" >
       <classpath refid="classpath"/>
 
       <selector id="conditional-patterns">
@@ -1406,7 +1407,8 @@
            debug="${debug}"
            target="${javac.target}"
            source="${javac.source}"
-           deprecation="${deprecation}" >
+           deprecation="${deprecation}"
+           bootclasspath="${bootclasspath}" >
       <classpath refid="tests-classpath"/>
 
       <selector refid="conditional-patterns"/>