Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/ant/IvyAntSettings.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/ant/IvyAntSettings.java	(revision 589212)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/ant/IvyAntSettings.java	(working copy)
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
      */
     private void defineDefaultSettingFile(IvyVariableContainer variableContainer) {
         String settingsFileName = variableContainer.getVariable("ivy.conf.file");
-        if (settingsFileName != null) {
+        if (settingsFileName != null && !settingsFileName.equals(variableContainer.getVariable("ivy.settings.file"))) {
             Message.deprecated("'ivy.conf.file' is deprecated, use 'ivy.settings.file' instead");
         } else {
             settingsFileName = variableContainer.getVariable("ivy.settings.file");