diff --git a/android/pom.xml b/android/pom.xml
index f040407448f3..f9c85505e610 100644
--- a/android/pom.xml
+++ b/android/pom.xml
@@ -190,6 +190,16 @@
             </additionalOptions>
             <linksource>true</linksource>
             <source>8</source>
+            <!--
+                no-module-directories is required on JDK 11 so that
+                Javadoc search works correctly.
+
+                This option is not present on 8 and 13+ (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8215582),
+                hence, building Javadocs is only supported on JDK 11.
+
+                Remove it once our release and test scripts are migrated to a recent JDK (17+).
+             -->
+            <additionalJOption>--no-module-directories</additionalJOption>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
             <execution>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87dae7e9b713..a0762f8c96da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@
             </additionalOptions>
             <linksource>true</linksource>
             <source>8</source>
+            <!--
+                no-module-directories is required on JDK 11 so that
+                Javadoc search works correctly.
+
+                This option is not present on 8 and 13+ (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8215582),
+                hence, building Javadocs is only supported on JDK 11.
+
+                Remove it once our release and test scripts are migrated to a recent JDK (17+).
+             -->
+            <additionalJOption>--no-module-directories</additionalJOption>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
             <execution>