diff --git a/lucene/common-build.xml b/lucene/common-build.xml
index 634887506db..da9f7bf6f2b 100644
--- a/lucene/common-build.xml
+++ b/lucene/common-build.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
   <property name="javac.target" value="1.8"/>
   <property name="javac.args" value="-Xlint -Xlint:-deprecation -Xlint:-serial -Xlint:-options"/>
   <property name="javac.profile.args" value="-profile compact2"/>
-  <property name="javadoc.link" value="http://download.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/"/>
+  <property name="javadoc.link" value="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/"/>
   <property name="javadoc.link.junit" value="http://junit.sourceforge.net/javadoc/"/>
   <property name="javadoc.packagelist.dir" location="${common.dir}/tools/javadoc"/>
   <available file="${javadoc.packagelist.dir}/java8/package-list" property="javadoc.java8.packagelist.exists"/>