diff --git a/javadoc/plugin.jelly b/javadoc/plugin.jelly
index 04748912..7010c2bd 100644
--- a/javadoc/plugin.jelly
+++ b/javadoc/plugin.jelly
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@
         </j:when>
         
         <j:otherwise>
-
-					<ant:property name="maven.javadoc.compile.src.set" refid="maven.compile.src.set"/>
-
           <!-- Create a patternset for source modifications -->
           <patternset id="source.modifications">
             <ant:include name="**/*.java"/>
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@
           </patternset>
 
           <!-- Tokenize the set of directories -->
-          <util:tokenize var="sources.dirs" delim="${path.separator}">${maven.javadoc.compile.src.set}</util:tokenize>
+          <util:tokenize var="sources.dirs" delim="${path.separator}">${context.getAntProject().getReferences().get('maven.compile.src.set')}</util:tokenize>
           
           <!-- Counter used to name filesets -->
           <j:set var="src.set.counter" value="0"/>
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@
   
               <j:set var="src.set.counter" value="${src.set.counter + 1}"/>
             </j:if>
-          </j:forEach> <!-- dir in maven.javadoc.compile.src.set -->
+          </j:forEach> <!-- dir in maven.compile.src.set -->
 
         </j:otherwise>
       </j:choose>
@@ -203,10 +200,8 @@
         useexternalfile="${maven.javadoc.useexternalfile}"
         >
 
-        <ant:property name="maven.javadoc.compile.src.set" refid="maven.compile.src.set"/>
-
         <!-- Tokenize the set of directories -->
-        <util:tokenize var="sources.dirs" delim="${path.separator}">${maven.javadoc.compile.src.set}</util:tokenize>
+        <util:tokenize var="sources.dirs" delim="${path.separator}">${context.getAntProject().getReferences().get('maven.compile.src.set')}</util:tokenize>
     
         <j:forEach var="dir" items="${sources.dirs}">
         
@@ -215,7 +210,7 @@
             <patternset refid="source.modifications"/>
           </ant:fileset> 
 
-        </j:forEach>--> <!-- dir in maven.javadoc.compile.src.set -->        
+        </j:forEach>--> <!-- dir in maven.compile.src.set -->        
 
         <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.javadoc.source') != null}">
           <ant:setProperty name="source" value="${maven.javadoc.source}" />
@@ -346,12 +341,8 @@
       automatically doc-files directories.
       We must do it manually.
       -->
+      <util:tokenize var="sources.dirs" delim="${path.separator}">${context.getAntProject().getReferences().get('maven.compile.src.set')}</util:tokenize>
       <ant:copy todir="${maven.javadoc.destdir}">
-        
-        <util:tokenize var="sources.dirs" delim="${path.separator}">
-          ${maven.javadoc.compile.src.set}
-        </util:tokenize>
-        
         <j:forEach var="dir" items="${sources.dirs}">      
           <ant:fileset dir="${dir}">
             <ant:include name="**/doc-files/**/*"/>
@@ -433,4 +424,4 @@
         project="${pom}"/>    
         
   </goal>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/javadoc/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/javadoc/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
index 6936e345..3216807b 100644
--- a/javadoc/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
+++ b/javadoc/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
   <goal name="test-javadoc-multi-src">
     <delete dir="${maven.build.dir}" failonerror="false"/>
     <ant:path id="test.src.set">
-      <ant:fileset dir="${basedir}/src/main"/>
-      <ant:fileset dir="${basedir}/src/opt"/>
+      <ant:pathelement path="${basedir}/src/opt"/>
     </ant:path>
     <maven:addPath id="maven.compile.src.set" refid="test.src.set"/>
     <attainGoal name="maven-javadoc-plugin:report"/>
@@ -52,17 +51,13 @@
     <!-- assert that doc-files are copied - Issue MPJAVADOC-24 -->
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven/doc-files/example.txt"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven2/doc-files/example.txt"/>
-    <!--
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven3/doc-files/example.txt"/>
-    -->
     <!-- assert that javadoc for classes Dummy, Dummy2, Dummy3, Dummy5, Dummy6 are generated -->   
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven/Dummy.html"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven/Dummy2.html"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven2/Dummy3.html"/>
-    <!--
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven3/Dummy5.html"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.javadoc.destdir}/org/apache/maven3/Dummy6.html"/>    
-    -->
   </goal>
   
   <goal name="test-javadoc-jar">
@@ -70,4 +65,4 @@
     <attainGoal name="javadoc:jar"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}_javadoc.jar"/>
   </goal>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index 3b615c90..0f39b323 100644
--- a/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   <body>
     <release version="1.5.1-SNAPSHOT" date="In CVS">
       <action dev="aheritier" type="fix" issue="MPJAVADOC-24">doc-files directories contents are correctly copied.</action>
+      <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPJAVADOC-5">Add support for multiple source directories.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.5" date="2004-05-15">
       <action dev="dion" type="fix">javadoc:jar changed to place the jar in maven.build.dir</action>