diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 195a13c6b3721b3708cc2e6004351813b318ae20..9e219c33359db5a3fd9f83a27177963bb41e0adc 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 # Note: Include the trailing slash! Don't surround the URL in quotes!
 javasedocs.url=http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/
 javaeedocs.url=http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/api/
-jettydocs.url=http://download.eclipse.org/jetty/stable-8/apidocs/
+# The following link is dead, perhaps temporarily,
+# perhaps not, as they move 7 and 8 to unsupported status.
+#jettydocs.url=http://download.eclipse.org/jetty/stable-8/apidocs/
+jettydocs.url=http://download.eclipse.org/jetty/8.1.17.v20150415/apidocs/
 jrobindocs.url=http://docs.i2p-projekt.de/jrobin/javadoc/
 wrapperdocs.url=http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/jdoc/
 # these are only for unit test javadocs