diff --git a/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly b/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly
index 8eb63da5..6c180569 100644
--- a/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly
+++ b/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
         </classpath>
       </javac>
 
+      <j:if test="${!pom.build.unitTest.resources.isEmpty()}">
       <j:choose trim="true">
         <j:when test="${!pom.build.unitTest.resources.includes.isEmpty()}">
            <j:set var="maven.has.test.resource.patterns" value="true"/>
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@
            <j:set var="maven.has.test.resource.patterns" value="true"/>
          </j:when>
       </j:choose>
+      </j:if>
    
       <j:if test="${maven.has.test.resource.patterns}">