diff --git a/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly b/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
index 5e94b7ed..7f3c4238 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
+++ b/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     </j:choose>
 
     <path id="classpath.compile">
-      <ant:pathelement location="${maven.dependency.classpath}"/>
+      <ant:path refid="maven.dependency.classpath"/>
       <ant:pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('aspectwerkz:aspectwerkz')}"/>
     </path>