diff --git a/war/plugin.jelly b/war/plugin.jelly
index a9cff23b..5e569f2c 100644
--- a/war/plugin.jelly
+++ b/war/plugin.jelly
@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@
       </ant:copy>
     </j:if>
     
-    <ant:copy file="${maven.war.webxml}"
-         tofile="${webapp.build.webinf}/web.xml"
-         overwrite="true" />
+    <util:available file="${maven.war.webxml}">
+      <ant:copy file="${maven.war.webxml}"
+        tofile="${webapp.build.webinf}/web.xml"
+        overwrite="true" />
+    </util:available>
 
     <j:forEach var="lib" items="${pom.artifacts}">
       <j:set var="dep" value="${lib.dependency}"/>