diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
index 5deff13b81f..4ff4f850f2e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ protected String getWorkspaceLockInfo(URL workspaceUrl) {
 	/**
 	 * Write lock owner details onto workspace lock file. Data includes user, host,
 	 * display and current java process id.
-	 *
-	 * @param instanceLoc
 	 */
 	protected void writeWsLockInfo(URL workspaceUrl) {
 		Properties props = new Properties();
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 768d1c99e04..f3691ecb8e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     <code.ignoredWarnings>${tests.ignoredWarnings}</code.ignoredWarnings>
     <tycho.surefire.useUIHarness>true</tycho.surefire.useUIHarness><!--Use UI harness for tests by default -->
     <tycho.surefire.useUIThread>true</tycho.surefire.useUIThread>
+    <failOnJavadocErrors>true</failOnJavadocErrors>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>