diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index dfdb413fca..a8d2e37367 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.ogm</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-ogm-neo4j</artifactId>
-       </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.hibernate.ogm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-ogm-javadoc</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.ogm</groupId>
@@ -172,4 +166,26 @@
              </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>doc</id>
+            <activation>
+                <!-- Needs to match activation of "doc" profile in parent pom!  -->
+                <jdk>[1.7, 1.9)</jdk>
+                <property>
+                    <name>skipDocs</name>
+                    <value>!true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.hibernate.ogm</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>hibernate-ogm-javadoc</artifactId>
+                    <version>${project.version}</version>
+                    <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>