diff --git a/javadoc/plugin.jelly b/javadoc/plugin.jelly
index 7010c2bd..148d6e93 100644
--- a/javadoc/plugin.jelly
+++ b/javadoc/plugin.jelly
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
           <!-- For each directory -->
           <j:forEach var="dir" items="${sources.dirs}">
             <!-- If we have not already find sources -->
-            <j:if test="${needed == null}">
+            <j:if test="${needed != true}">
               <!-- We construct the fileset -->
               <ant:fileset id="${src.set.counter}" dir="${dir}">
                 <patternset refid="source.modifications"/>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
             <patternset refid="source.modifications"/>
           </ant:fileset> 
 
-        </j:forEach>--> <!-- dir in maven.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}" />
diff --git a/javadoc/project.xml b/javadoc/project.xml
index 6d62559e..dc9a42d5 100644
--- a/javadoc/project.xml
+++ b/javadoc/project.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
  -->
-
 <project>
   <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
diff --git a/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index 0f39b323..8e807234 100644
--- a/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/javadoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
  -->
-
 <document>
   <properties>
     <title>Changes</title>
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.5.1-SNAPSHOT" date="In CVS">
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="fix" issue="MPJAVADOC-26" due-to="Denis McLaughlin">Fix the needed flag when there's an empty sources directory.</action>
       <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>
