diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 9c46389..c523220 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ examples:
           There is no performance penalty, since the javadoc task regenerates
           everything each run.
       -->
+     <mkdir dir="doc/apidocs"/>
      <copy todir="doc/apidocs">
        <!-- IMPORTANT:
             Add a fixcrlf if we add non-binary files to doc/apidocs. -->
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@ examples:
                         src/org/hsqldb/auth/LdapAuthBean.java,
                         src/org/hsqldb/auth/LdapAuthBeanTester.java"
            destdir="doc/apidocs"
-           stylesheetfile="doc/apidocs/javadoc.css"
+           additionalparam="-Xdoclint:none"
            docencoding="UTF-8"
            charset="UTF-8"
            author="true"