diff --git a/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly b/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
index a5bcc8f0..ffa52f31 100644
--- a/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
+++ b/aspectwerkz/plugin.jelly
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@
          
       </ant:java>
 
+      <!-- AspectC currently has a bug in that it creates a java.lang.Object class file in the output directory. Until
+           this is fixed, we need to remove that files. Otherwise, AspectWerkc will try to instrument it, which will
+           lead to an error... -->
+      <ant:delete file="${maven.build.dest}/java/lang/Object.class"/>
+
     </j:if>
 
   </goal>