diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 8401e538b8..e60a4f19e9 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>