diff --git a/oak-parent/pom.xml b/oak-parent/pom.xml
index d7741fcc430..ef288158ae3 100644
--- a/oak-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-parent/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <doclint>none</doclint>
-            <detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
+            <detectJavaApiLink>true</detectJavaApiLink>
             <aggregate>true</aggregate>
             <links>
               <link>https://s.apache.org/jcr-2.0-javadoc/</link>