diff --git a/fix-javadoc-java8.patch b/fix-javadoc-java8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..999cfe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-javadoc-java8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: fop-2.1/build.xml
+===================================================================
+--- fop-2.1.orig/build.xml
++++ fop-2.1/build.xml
+@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ NOTE:
+       doctitle="Apache Formatting Objects Processor (FOP)"
+       bottom="Copyright ${year} The Apache Software Foundation. All Rights Reserved."
+       overview="${src.dir}/java/org/apache/fop/overview.html"
++      additionalparam="--allow-script-in-comments"
+       maxmemory="256M">
+       <header><![CDATA[${name} ${version}]]></header>
+       <footer><![CDATA[${name} ${version}]]></footer>
diff --git a/xmlgraphics-fop.spec b/xmlgraphics-fop.spec
index 672468b..a94f397 100644
--- a/xmlgraphics-fop.spec
+++ b/xmlgraphics-fop.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Source11:       %{name}-fontmetrics.xml
 Source12:       %{name}-fontlist.xml
 Patch1:         xmlgraphics-fop-cli.patch
 Patch2:         hyphenation-more-stack.patch
+Patch3:         fix-javadoc-java8.patch
 BuildRequires:  ant >= 1.6.5
 BuildRequires:  apache-commons-io >= 2.4
 BuildRequires:  apache-commons-logging
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ find -name "*.jar" | xargs -t rm
 rm src/java/org/apache/fop/util/bitmap/JAIMonochromeBitmapConverter.java
 %patch1 -p1 -b .cli
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 cp %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} .
 # Replace keyword "VERSION" in XML files with the real one: