diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle b/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle
index 1a33ef200..ce0d1cd1d 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.util/build.gradle
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 sourceSets.main.java.srcDir 'src'
+
+tasks.javadoc {
+	dependsOn ':com.ibm.wala.core:compileJava'
+
+	doFirst {
+		classpath += files(new File(project(':com.ibm.wala.core').buildDir, 'classes/java/main'))
+	}
+}