src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/tool/Start.java

@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@
         if (jdk.javadoc.doclet.Doclet.class.isAssignableFrom(docletClass)) {
             // no need to dispatch to old, safe to init now
             initMessager();
             messager.setLocale(locale);
             try {
-                Object o = docletClass.newInstance();
+                Object o = docletClass.getConstructor(new Class<?>[0]).newInstance((Object[])null);
                 doclet = (Doclet) o;
-            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException exc) {
+            } catch (ReflectiveOperationException exc) {
                 exc.printStackTrace();
                 if (!apiMode) {
                     error("main.could_not_instantiate_class", docletClass);
                     throw new Messager.ExitJavadoc();
                 }