Index: src/main/java/org/jboss/deployment/EARStructure.java
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--- src/main/java/org/jboss/deployment/EARStructure.java	(revision 111994)
+++ src/main/java/org/jboss/deployment/EARStructure.java	(working copy)
@@ -209,11 +209,12 @@
                   {
                      Automounter.mount(file, archive);
                      addClassPath(structureContext, archive, true, true, context);
-                     // add any jars with persistence.xml as a deployment
-                     if (archive.getChild("META-INF/persistence.xml").exists())
+                     // add any persistence.xml as a deployment
+                     VirtualFile persistenceXml = archive.getChild("META-INF/persistence.xml");
+                     if (persistenceXml.exists())
                      {
                         log.trace(archive.getName() + " in ear lib directory has persistence units");
-                        if (structureContext.determineChildStructure(archive) == false)
+                        if (structureContext.determineChildStructure(persistenceXml) == false)
                         {
                            throw new RuntimeException(archive.getName()
                                  + " in lib directory has persistence.xml but is not a recognized deployment, .ear: "