--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         </copy>
     </target>
 
-    <target name="maven" depends="pom, manifest, doc, jar"
+    <target name="maven" depends="pom, manifest, jar"
             description="Creates POM and JAR files for a Maven repository">
         <mkdir dir="${maven_dir}"/>
 
@@ -171,10 +171,12 @@
         <copy file="${jar_dir}/xz.jar" tofile="${maven_dir}/xz-${version}.jar"
               preservelastmodified="true" overwrite="true"/>
 
+        <!-- Debian packaging disabled javadoc
         <jar destfile="${maven_dir}/xz-${version}-javadoc.jar"
              modificationtime="${timestamp}"
              manifest="${manifest_base}"
              basedir="${doc_dir}"/>
+          -->
 
         <jar destfile="${maven_dir}/xz-${version}-sources.jar"
              modificationtime="${timestamp}"
