diff --git a/jdiff/plugin.jelly b/jdiff/plugin.jelly
index 7684f234..028da2de 100644
--- a/jdiff/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jdiff/plugin.jelly
@@ -66,13 +66,12 @@
     <ant:mkdir dir="${maven.jdiff.dir}"/>
 
     <j:set var="docsDest" value="${maven.docs.dest}"/>
-    <maven:get var="javadocDestdir" plugin="maven-javadoc-plugin" property="maven.javadoc.destdir" />
-    
+    <maven:get var="javadocDestdirVal" plugin="maven-javadoc-plugin" property="maven.javadoc.destdir" />
+    <maven:makeRelativePath var="javadocDestdirTmp" path="${javadocDestdirVal}" basedir="${docsDest}" />
+    <j:set var="javadocDestdir" value="../../${javadocDestdirTmp}"/>
+
     <ant:property name="maven.jdiff.changes.dir" value="${docsDest}/jdiff"/>    
     <ant:mkdir dir="${maven.jdiff.changes.dir}"/>
-            
-    <maven:makeRelativePath var="javadocDestdir" path="${javadocDestdir}" basedir="${docsDest}" />
-    <j:set var="javadocDestdir" value="../${javadocDestdir}"/>
 
     <ant:condition property="maven.jdiff.new.current" value="true">
       <ant:equals arg1="${maven.jdiff.new.tag}" arg2="CURRENT"/>