mvn javadoc:javadoc fails on Javadoc syntax with JDK 1.8

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin:2.9.1:javadoc (default-cli) on project surefire-logger-api: An error has occurred in JavaDocs report generation:
[ERROR] Exit code: 1 - ConsoleLogger.java:24: error: self-closing element not allowed
[ERROR] * <p/>
[ERROR] ^