--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/TreeWriter.java	Thu Nov 16 15:13:44 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/TreeWriter.java	Thu Nov 16 15:16:21 2017 -0800
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.markup.HtmlStyle;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.markup.HtmlTag;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.markup.HtmlTree;
+import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.markup.Links;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.markup.StringContent;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.Content;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.ClassTree;
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@
                     continue;
                 }
                 DocPath link = pathString(pkg, DocPaths.PACKAGE_TREE);
-                Content li = HtmlTree.LI(getHyperLink(link,
+                Content li = HtmlTree.LI(Links.createLink(link,
                         new StringContent(utils.getPackageName(pkg))));
                 if (i < packages.size() - 1) {
                     li.addContent(", ");