diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 86139ea08e7..26f7d0a1f4b 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ pipeline {
 					mvn clean verify -e -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORKSPACE/.m2/repository \
 						-T 1C \
 						-Pbree-libs \
+						-Pjavadoc \
 						-DskipTests=true \
 						-Dcompare-version-with-baselines.skip=false \
 						-DapiBaselineTargetDirectory=${WORKSPACE} \
diff --git a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
index e10f5f7ea75..b1cc00ada66 100644
--- a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     <surefire.systemProperties></surefire.systemProperties>
     <java.version>17</java.version>
     <printApiMessages>false</printApiMessages>
-    <failOnJavadocErrors>false</failOnJavadocErrors>
+    <failOnJavadocErrors>true</failOnJavadocErrors>
     <compileLogDir>${project.build.directory}/compilelogs</compileLogDir>
   </properties>