diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c7c201d3..d8a103f47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -555,6 +555,23 @@
         <module>org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test</module>
       </modules>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>jgit.java8</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:-missing</additionalparam>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>static-checks</id>
       <build>