diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ff6363cf..767ed353 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ allprojects {
 
     ext.androidBuildVersionTools = "23.0.3"
     ext.gdxVersion = "1.9.3"
+
+    // Disable Java 8 doclint
+    if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
+        tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
+            options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
+            logging.captureStandardError LogLevel.INFO
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 def androidCompileSdk() { return 23 }