diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/baz/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/baz/pom.xml
index 0a63d7cf8..3ae2e95b5 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/baz/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/baz/pom.xml
@@ -33,19 +33,10 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>javadoc-aggregate</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>javadoc-no-fork</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <includeDependencySources>true</includeDependencySources>
-              <includeTransitiveDependencySources>true</includeTransitiveDependencySources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <includeDependencySources>true</includeDependencySources>
+          <includeTransitiveDependencySources>true</includeTransitiveDependencySources>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
@@ -58,4 +49,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/invoker.properties b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/invoker.properties
index 951171850..bc21f474a 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/invoker.properties
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 # "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 # with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 # software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 # "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 # under the License.
 
 invoker.java.version = 9+
+invoker.goals = compile javadoc:javadoc
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/pom.xml
index f7176e66e..3d3818ad1 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_aggr_modulepath/pom.xml
@@ -53,15 +53,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/invoker.properties b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/invoker.properties
index 951171850..bc21f474a 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/invoker.properties
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 # "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 # with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# 
+#
 #   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-# 
+#
 # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 # software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 # "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 # under the License.
 
 invoker.java.version = 9+
+invoker.goals = compile javadoc:javadoc
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/pom.xml
index 94ab33201..a512b3c4a 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_mm_modulepath/pom.xml
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/invoker.properties b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/invoker.properties
index 10a36d0ad..a800680c9 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/invoker.properties
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 # under the License.
 
 invoker.java.version = 9+
+invoker.goals = compile javadoc:javadoc javadoc:test-javadoc
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/pom.xml
index c90dd04f8..d8e8d27be 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/pom.xml
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id></id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-              <goal>test-jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/verify.groovy b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/verify.groovy
index f3c827412..f91aff5c4 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/projects/MJAVADOC-498_modulepath/verify.groovy
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 def log = new File( basedir, 'build.log').text
-
-assert log.count( " --module-path" ) == 3
+def count = log.count( " --module-path" )
+// depends on Maven version (<= 3.8.x, then 2; otherwise 3)
+assert count == 2 || count == 3