diff --git a/dist/plugin.jelly b/dist/plugin.jelly
index 422f6e11..24e09b8b 100644
--- a/dist/plugin.jelly
+++ b/dist/plugin.jelly
@@ -533,7 +533,10 @@
 
     <javadoc destdir="${maven.dist.bin.assembly.dir}/docs/apidocs">
       <j:forEach var="project" items="${reactorProjects}">
-        <packageset dir="${project.build.sourceDirectory}"/>
+        <util:file var="_javasources" name="${project.build.sourceDirectory}"/>
+        <j:if test="${_javasources.exists()}">
+          <packageset dir="${project.build.sourceDirectory}"/>
+        </j:if>
       </j:forEach>
       <classpath>
         <fileset dir="${basedir}">
diff --git a/dist/xdocs/changes.xml b/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
index 94a3dcf2..b252114f 100644
--- a/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.7.1-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix"><code>dist:multiproject-bin</code> fails if one of the projects does not have any java sources.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPDIST-29">Source distribution archive has incorrect directory structure.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.7" date="2006-06-18">