diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 5424d7124..34c5fd614 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <property name="dist.bin" value="${dist.dir}/bin"/>
     <property name="dist.lib" value="${dist.dir}/lib"/>
     <property name="dist.docs" value="${dist.dir}/docs"/>
-    <property name="dist.javadocs" value="${dist.dir}/docs/api"/>
+    <property name="dist.javadocs" value="${dist.dir}/docs/manual/api"/>
 
     <property name="src.dist.dir" value="dist-src"/>
     <property name="src.dist.src" value="${src.dist.dir}/src"/>
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
       <fileset dir="${docs.dir}"/>
     </copy>
 
-    <copy todir="${dist.javadocs}">
+    <copy todir="${dist.javadocs}" overwrite="true">
       <fileset dir="${build.javadocs}"/>
     </copy>
 
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@
           description="--> creates the API documentation">
     <mkdir dir="${build.javadocs}"/>
     <javadoc packagenames="org.apache.*"
-             useexternalfile="yes"
+             useexternalfile="no"
              sourcepath="${java.dir}"
              destdir="${build.javadocs}"
              author="true"
diff --git a/docs/manual/api/index.html b/docs/manual/api/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca2f42ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/manual/api/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1; URL=packages.html">
+<title>Ant API</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+Redirecting to <a href="packages.html">Ant API ...</a>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+
diff --git a/docs/manual/api/packages.html b/docs/manual/api/packages.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f03d66d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/manual/api/packages.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Ant API</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<b>Ant API has not been generated</b>
+</body>
+</html>
+
+
diff --git a/docs/manual/toc.html b/docs/manual/toc.html
index 36c01029a..f3ac39695 100644
--- a/docs/manual/toc.html
+++ b/docs/manual/toc.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 <a href="optionaltasklist.html" target="navFrame">Optional Tasks</a><br>
 <a href="ide.html" target="navFrame">Editor/IDE Integration</a><br>
 <a href="develop.html">Developing with Ant</a><br>
+<a href="api/index.html" target="_top">Ant API</a><br>
 <a href="resources.html">Ant Resources</a><br>
 <a href="LICENSE">License</a><br>
 <a href="feedback.html">Feedback</a><br><br>
