--- a/test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testDocRootLink/TestDocRootLink.java	Fri Jan 18 13:49:45 2019 -0500
+++ b/test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testDocRootLink/TestDocRootLink.java	Fri Jan 18 11:26:30 2019 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 
     public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
         TestDocRootLink tester = new TestDocRootLink();
+
+        // The test files intentionally contain examples of links that should
+        // or should not be affected by the -Xdocrootparent option, and the
+        // results are checked explicitly; so, disable the automatic link
+        // checker to prevent spurious "missing files" errors from some of
+        // these links.
+        tester.setAutomaticCheckLinks(false);
+
         tester.runTests();
     }