diff --git a/jxr/plugin.jelly b/jxr/plugin.jelly
index 9dfe5124..65910fef 100644
--- a/jxr/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jxr/plugin.jelly
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
       <ant:echo>${maven.sourcesPresent}</ant:echo>
 
-      <maven:pluginVar var="javadocDestdir" plugin='maven-javadoc-plugin' property='maven.javadoc.destdir'/>
+      <maven:get var="javadocDestdir" plugin="maven-javadoc-plugin" property="maven.javadoc.destdir"/>
 
       <j:set var="inputEncoding"
         value="${maven.compile.encoding}" />