diff --git a/orchid/pom.xml b/orchid/pom.xml
index 3e255a65..f363830c 100644
--- a/orchid/pom.xml
+++ b/orchid/pom.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,26 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>doclint-java8-disable</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>[1.8,</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfbf765f..c0014985 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,4 +101,25 @@
     <junit.version>4.8.2</junit.version>
     <generated.sourceDirectory>gen</generated.sourceDirectory>
   </properties>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>doclint-java8-disable</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[1.8,</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
 </project>