diff --git a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Checker.java b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Checker.java
index d7d8ada40f0..fad2e9f46d4 100644
--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Checker.java
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Checker.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class Checker extends DocTreePathScanner<Void, Void> {
 
     Set<Element> foundParams = new HashSet<>();
     Set<TypeMirror> foundThrows = new HashSet<>();
-    Map<JavaFileObject, Set<String>> foundAnchors = new HashMap<>();
+    Map<Element, Set<String>> foundAnchors = new HashMap<>();
     boolean foundInheritDoc = false;
     boolean foundReturn = false;
 
@@ -576,13 +576,30 @@ public class Checker extends DocTreePathScanner<Void, Void> {
     }
 
     private boolean checkAnchor(String name) {
-        JavaFileObject fo = env.currPath.getCompilationUnit().getSourceFile();
-        Set<String> set = foundAnchors.get(fo);
+        Element e = getEnclosingPackageOrClass(env.currElement);
+        if (e == null)
+            return true;
+        Set<String> set = foundAnchors.get(e);
         if (set == null)
-            foundAnchors.put(fo, set = new HashSet<>());
+            foundAnchors.put(e, set = new HashSet<>());
         return set.add(name);
     }
 
+    private Element getEnclosingPackageOrClass(Element e) {
+        while (e != null) {
+            switch (e.getKind()) {
+                case CLASS:
+                case ENUM:
+                case INTERFACE:
+                case PACKAGE:
+                    return e;
+                default:
+                    e = e.getEnclosingElement();
+            }
+        }
+        return e;
+    }
+
     // http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/types.html#type-name
     private static final Pattern validName = Pattern.compile("[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9-_:.]*");
 
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.java b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..131629d7ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8025246
+ * @summary doclint is showing error on anchor already defined when it's not
+ * @library ../..
+ * @build DocLintTester
+ * @run main DocLintTester -ref Test.out Test.java
+ * @compile/fail/ref=Test.javac.out -XDrawDiagnostics -Werror -Xdoclint:all Test.java
+ */
+
+package p;
+
+/**
+ * <a name="dupTest">dupTest</a>
+ * <a name="dupTest">dupTest again</a>
+ *
+ * <a name="dupTestField">dupTestField</a>
+ * <a name="dupTestMethod">dupTestMethod</a>
+
+ * <a name="okClass">okClass</a>
+ * <a name="okField">okField</a>
+ * <a name="okMethod">okMethod</a>
+ */
+public class Test {
+    /** <a name="dupTestField">dupTestField again</a> */
+    public int f;
+
+    /** <a name="dupTestMethod">dupTestMethod again</a> */
+    public void m() { }
+
+    /**
+     * <a name="dupNested">dupNested</a>
+     * <a name="dupNested">dupNested again</a>
+     * <a name="dupNestedField">dupNestedField</a>
+     * <a name="dupNestedMethod">dupNestedMethod</a>
+     *
+     * <a name="okClass">okClass again</a>
+     */
+    public class Nested {
+        /**
+         * <a name="dupNestedField">dupNestedField</a>
+         *
+         * <a name="okField">okField again</a>
+         */
+        public int f;
+
+        /**
+         * <a name="dupNestedMethod">dupNestedMethod</a>
+         *
+         * <a name="okMethod">okMethod again</a>
+         */
+        public void m() { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.javac.out b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.javac.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44a723969eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.javac.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Test.java:14:7: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: dupTest
+Test.java:24:12: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: dupTestField
+Test.java:27:12: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: dupTestMethod
+Test.java:32:11: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: dupNested
+Test.java:40:15: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: dupNestedField
+Test.java:47:15: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: dupNestedMethod
+6 errors
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.out b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f39fcf1e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/Test.out
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Test.java:14: error: anchor already defined: dupTest
+ * <a name="dupTest">dupTest again</a>
+      ^
+Test.java:24: error: anchor already defined: dupTestField
+    /** <a name="dupTestField">dupTestField again</a> */
+           ^
+Test.java:27: error: anchor already defined: dupTestMethod
+    /** <a name="dupTestMethod">dupTestMethod again</a> */
+           ^
+Test.java:32: error: anchor already defined: dupNested
+     * <a name="dupNested">dupNested again</a>
+          ^
+Test.java:40: error: anchor already defined: dupNestedField
+         * <a name="dupNestedField">dupNestedField</a>
+              ^
+Test.java:47: error: anchor already defined: dupNestedMethod
+         * <a name="dupNestedMethod">dupNestedMethod</a>
+              ^
+6 errors
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.java b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af7682a3676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8025246
+ * @summary doclint is showing error on anchor already defined when it's not
+ * @library ../..
+ * @build DocLintTester
+ * @run main DocLintTester -ref package-info.out package-info.java
+ * @compile/fail/ref=package-info.javac.out -XDrawDiagnostics -Werror -Xdoclint:all package-info.java
+ */
+
+/**
+ * <a name=here>here</a>
+ * <a name=here>here again</a>
+ */
+package p;
+
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.javac.out b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.javac.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a859df5894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.javac.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package-info.java:12:7: compiler.err.proc.messager: anchor already defined: here
+1 error
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.out b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dda1b19f0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/doclint/anchorTests/p/package-info.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package-info.java:12: error: anchor already defined: here
+ * <a name=here>here again</a>
+      ^
+1 error