diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index fbe319d2c8f9..79ce42570a85 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@
 									<goal>jar</goal>
 								</goals>
 								<inherited>true</inherited>
+								<configuration>
+									<additionalparam>${javadoc.opts}</additionalparam>
+								</configuration>
 							</execution>
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>
@@ -588,6 +591,15 @@
 				</pluginRepository>
 			</pluginRepositories>
 		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>disable-java8-doclint</id>
+			<activation>
+				<jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+			</activation>
+			<properties>
+				<javadoc.opts>-Xdoclint:none</javadoc.opts>
+			</properties>
+		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>snapshot</id>
 		</profile>