diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bf8115f54..d404238bb 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   <property name="release_main" location="${release}/MAIN"/>
   <property name="release_ext" location="${release}/EXT"/>
   <property name="svnEntriesFile" location=".svn/entries"/>
+  <property name="defaults" location="defaults"/>
 
   <!-- determining if the sourcecode of the yacybar is available -->
   <condition property="yacyBarDirExists">