diff --git a/pmd/tools/ant/generate-pmd-xdoc.xml b/pmd/tools/ant/generate-pmd-xdoc.xml
index 6e72a9bcf1..5838efcf3e 100644
--- a/pmd/tools/ant/generate-pmd-xdoc.xml
+++ b/pmd/tools/ant/generate-pmd-xdoc.xml
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 			</fileset>
 		</path>
 
-		<taskdef 	name="pmd-build"
-					classname="net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PmdBuildTask">
+		<taskdef name="pmd-build"
+			 classname="net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PmdBuildTask">
 			<classpath refid="tools.classpath"/>
 		</taskdef>
 		<echo>Generating documentation into ${target}</echo>
-		<pmd-build 	rulesDirectory="rulesets"
+		<mkdir dir="${target}"/>
+		<pmd-build 	rulesDirectory="rulesets/java"
 					target="${target}"/>
 
+
 	 </target>
 
 	 <!--