diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e399be4b..2e3796a9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cmake-*
 cmake_install.cmake
 coda.pyc
 build/
+jbuild/
 doxyerrors.log
 /target/
 doc/javadoc
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 784aa00e6..15a61e629 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     
     <!-- Directories/Files -->
     <property name="src.dir"       value="java" />
-    <property name="build.dir"     value="build" />
+    <property name="build.dir"     value="jbuild" />
     <property name="build.classes" value="${build.dir}/classes" />
     <property name="build.lib"     value="${build.dir}/lib" />
     <property name="doc.dir"       value="doc/javadoc" />