diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d32d61ae91..a3f49871fc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -669,6 +669,8 @@
                         <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                         <show>protected</show>
                         <notree>true</notree>
+                        <!-- Explicit configuration of javadoc language to avoid defaulting to build system's configuration -->
+                        <locale>en</locale>
 
                         <!-- Avoid running into Java 8's very restrictive doclint issues -->
                         <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>