diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index ac85fb805..b883e2c51 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ echo $JOB_TYPE
 
 export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m"
 
-mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
+mvn install -DskipTests=true -B -V
 mvn test -B
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e464c080b..6ced6b2ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <additionalOptions>-Xdoclint:none</additionalOptions>
+          <doclint>none</doclint>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>