diff --git a/build/configuration-properties-collector/src/main/java/org/hibernate/search/configuration/properties/collector/impl/ConfigurationPropertyProcessor.java b/build/configuration-properties-collector/src/main/java/org/hibernate/search/configuration/properties/collector/impl/ConfigurationPropertyProcessor.java
index 0e925acc8c0..7e48e67b55a 100644
--- a/build/configuration-properties-collector/src/main/java/org/hibernate/search/configuration/properties/collector/impl/ConfigurationPropertyProcessor.java
+++ b/build/configuration-properties-collector/src/main/java/org/hibernate/search/configuration/properties/collector/impl/ConfigurationPropertyProcessor.java
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertyProcessor implements AutoCloseable {
 	private final String javadocFolderName;
 	private final Path target;
 	private final Path output;
+	private final String javadocsBaseDir;
 
 	public ConfigurationPropertyProcessor(String javadocFolderName, String javadocsBaseLink, Path target, Path output,
-			String artifact, String moduleName) {
+			String artifact, String moduleName, String javadocsBaseDir) {
 		this.javadocFolderName = javadocFolderName;
 		this.target = target;
 		this.output = output;
 		this.fileName = artifact.startsWith( "_" ) ? artifact : "_" + artifact;
+		this.javadocsBaseDir = javadocsBaseDir;
 
 		this.propertyCollector = new ConfigurationPropertyCollector( javadocsBaseLink, locateJavaDocDirectory(), artifact,
 				moduleName
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 		Path output = new File( args[2] ).toPath();
 		String artifact = args[3];
 		String moduleName = args[4];
+		String javadocsBaseDir = args[5];
 
 		// we don't want to run this processor on parent poms so if that's what we got - return fast:
 		if ( artifact.startsWith( "hibernate-search-parent-public" ) ) {
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 				target,
 				output,
 				artifact,
-				moduleName
+				moduleName,
+				javadocsBaseDir
 		) ) {
 			processor.process();
 		}
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ private void writeProperties(String fileName, BiConsumer<Map<String, Configurati
 	}
 
 	private Path locateJavaDocDirectory() {
-		Path javadocsLocation = target.resolve( "reports" ).resolve( javadocFolderName );
+		Path javadocsLocation = target.resolve( javadocsBaseDir ).resolve( javadocFolderName );
 		if ( !Files.exists( javadocsLocation ) ) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(
 					"Was unable to locate javadocs. No processing is possible. Make sure that " +
diff --git a/build/parents/public/pom.xml b/build/parents/public/pom.xml
index 084f6868427..e0c955c05f2 100644
--- a/build/parents/public/pom.xml
+++ b/build/parents/public/pom.xml
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
                                         <argument>${documentation.config.properties.output.directory}</argument>
                                         <argument>${project.artifactId}</argument>
                                         <argument>${project.name}</argument>
+                                        <argument>${javadoc.generate.html.directory}</argument>
                                     </arguments>
                                     <includePluginDependencies>true</includePluginDependencies>
                                 </configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7d47ac4a28..e6b1e6e5739 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@
         <injection-plugin.phase>compile</injection-plugin.phase>
 
         <javadoc.generate.jar.phase>none</javadoc.generate.jar.phase>
+        <javadoc.generate.html.directory>rendered-javadocs</javadoc.generate.html.directory>
 
         <logging.processor.skip.generated.annotation.compiler.argument></logging.processor.skip.generated.annotation.compiler.argument>
 
@@ -688,6 +689,9 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${version.javadoc.plugin}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${javadoc.generate.html.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>