diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/tomcat/axis2/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/http/tomcat/axis2/builder.sh
index ea154dc9293..fa58a9e5292 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/tomcat/axis2/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/tomcat/axis2/builder.sh
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ cd webapp
 ant
 ensureDir $out/webapps
 cp ../dist/axis2.war $out/webapps
+cd $out/webapps
+mkdir axis2
+cd axis2
+unzip ../axis2.war