diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
index 30f5cf4687..94947a3059 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
         }
     }
 
-    private static abstract class DirScanner {
+    private static abstract class DirScanner implements Serializable {
         abstract void scan(File dir, FileVisitor visitor) throws IOException;
 
         /**
@@ -1440,6 +1440,8 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
             void scan(File dir, FileVisitor visitor) throws IOException {
                 scan(dir,"",visitor);
             }
+
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -1456,6 +1458,8 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
             void scan(File dir, FileVisitor visitor) throws IOException {
                 super.scan(dir,visitor.with(filter));
             }
+
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -1486,7 +1490,11 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
         }
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1538,16 +1546,20 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
         Archiver create(OutputStream out);
     }
 
-    private static final class TarArchiverFactory implements ArchiverFactory {
+    private static final class TarArchiverFactory implements ArchiverFactory, Serializable {
         public Archiver create(OutputStream out) {
             return new TarWriter(out);
         }
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     }
 
-    private static final class ZipArchiverFactory implements ArchiverFactory {
+    private static final class ZipArchiverFactory implements ArchiverFactory, Serializable {
         public Archiver create(OutputStream out) {
             return new ZipWriter(out);
         }
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/hudson/FilePathTest.java b/core/src/test/java/hudson/FilePathTest.java
index b3fe47b875..d7210181ee 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/hudson/FilePathTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/hudson/FilePathTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.apache.commons.io.output.NullOutputStream;
 
 /**
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
@@ -102,4 +103,16 @@ public class FilePathTest extends TestCase {
             Assert.assertTrue("could not delete target " + tmp2.getPath(), tmp2.delete());
         }
     }
+
+    public void testArchiveBug4039() throws Exception {
+        File tmp = Util.createTempDir();
+        try {
+            FilePath d = new FilePath(french,tmp.getPath());
+            d.child("test").touch(0);
+            d.zip(new NullOutputStream());
+            d.zip(new NullOutputStream(),"**/*");
+        } finally {
+            Util.deleteRecursive(tmp);
+        }
+    }
 }