diff --git a/gradle/docs.gradle b/gradle/docs.gradle
index 2698b456a8..9180f22d62 100644
--- a/gradle/docs.gradle
+++ b/gradle/docs.gradle
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ task docsZip(type: Zip, dependsOn: ['api', 'asciidoctor', 'dokka']) {
 		into "javadoc-api"
 	}
 
-	from (asciidoctor) {
+	from (asciidoctor.outputDir) {
 		into "spring-framework-reference"
 	}