diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6f82ec5..9e763ae 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <or>
             <contains string="${java.version}" substring="1.6."/>
             <contains string="${java.version}" substring="1.7."/>
+            <contains string="${java.version}" substring="1.8."/>
         </or>
     </condition>
     <condition property="is.java5">