diff --git a/make/Docs.gmk b/make/Docs.gmk
index b105e1d8683..e94ccc26653 100644
--- a/make/Docs.gmk
+++ b/make/Docs.gmk
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ JAVADOC_DISABLED_DOCLINT_WARNINGS := missing
 JAVADOC_DISABLED_DOCLINT_PACKAGES := org.w3c.* javax.smartcardio
 
 # The initial set of options for javadoc
+# -XDaccessInternalAPI is a temporary workaround, see 8373909
 JAVADOC_OPTIONS := -use -keywords -notimestamp \
     -serialwarn -encoding utf-8 -docencoding utf-8 -breakiterator \
     -splitIndex --system none -javafx --expand-requires transitive \
-    --override-methods=summary
+    --override-methods=summary \
+    -XDaccessInternalAPI
 
 # The reference options must stay stable to allow for comparisons across the
 # development cycle.
diff --git a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/JSpec.java b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/JSpec.java
index ca45104e086..d19cdac3122 100644
--- a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/JSpec.java
+++ b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/JSpec.java
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
-import javax.lang.model.element.PackageElement;
-import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 
 import com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree;
 import com.sun.source.doctree.LiteralTree;
@@ -160,9 +159,10 @@ public class JSpec implements Taglet  {
             if (m.find()) {
                 String chapter = m.group("chapter");
                 String section = m.group("section");
+                String rootParent = currentPath().replaceAll("[^/]+", "..");
 
-                String url = String.format("%1$s/../specs/%2$s/%2$s-%3$s.html#%2$s-%3$s%4$s",
-                        docRoot(elem), idPrefix, chapter, section);
+                String url = String.format("%1$s/specs/%2$s/%2$s-%3$s.html#%2$s-%3$s%4$s",
+                        rootParent, idPrefix, chapter, section);
 
                 sb.append("<a href=\"")
                         .append(url)
@@ -183,6 +183,22 @@ public class JSpec implements Taglet  {
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
+    private static ThreadLocal<String> CURRENT_PATH = null;
+
+    private String currentPath() {
+        if (CURRENT_PATH == null) {
+            try {
+                Field f = Class.forName("jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter")
+                               .getField("CURRENT_PATH");
+                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                ThreadLocal<String> tl = (ThreadLocal<String>) f.get(null);
+                CURRENT_PATH = tl;
+            } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Cannot determine current path", e);
+            }
+        }
+        return CURRENT_PATH.get();
+    }
 
     private String expand(List<? extends DocTree> trees) {
         return (new SimpleDocTreeVisitor<StringBuilder, StringBuilder>() {
@@ -209,34 +225,4 @@ public class JSpec implements Taglet  {
         }).visit(trees, new StringBuilder()).toString();
     }
 
-    private String docRoot(Element elem) {
-        switch (elem.getKind()) {
-            case MODULE:
-                return "..";
-
-            case PACKAGE:
-                PackageElement pe = (PackageElement)elem;
-                String pkgPart = pe.getQualifiedName()
-                        .toString()
-                        .replace('.', '/')
-                        .replaceAll("[^/]+", "..");
-                return pe.getEnclosingElement() != null
-                        ? "../" + pkgPart
-                        : pkgPart;
-
-            case CLASS, ENUM, RECORD, INTERFACE, ANNOTATION_TYPE:
-                TypeElement te = (TypeElement)elem;
-                return te.getQualifiedName()
-                        .toString()
-                        .replace('.', '/')
-                        .replaceAll("[^/]+", "..");
-
-            default:
-                var enclosing = elem.getEnclosingElement();
-                if (enclosing == null)
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(elem.getKind().toString());
-                return docRoot(enclosing);
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/ToolGuide.java b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/ToolGuide.java
index 72a8ab05b3b..ebd8fd10437 100644
--- a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/ToolGuide.java
+++ b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/taglet/ToolGuide.java
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
-import javax.lang.model.element.PackageElement;
-import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 
 import com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree;
 import com.sun.source.doctree.UnknownBlockTagTree;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ public class ToolGuide implements Taglet {
 
     static final String TAG_NAME = "toolGuide";
 
-    static final String BASE_URL = "../specs/man";
+    static final String BASE_URL = "specs/man";
 
     static final Pattern TAG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?s)(?<name>[A-Za-z0-9]+)\\s*(?<label>.*)$");
 
@@ -119,9 +118,10 @@ public class ToolGuide implements Taglet {
                 if (label.isEmpty()) {
                     label = name;
                 }
+                String rootParent = currentPath().replaceAll("[^/]+", "..");
 
                 String url = String.format("%s/%s/%s.html",
-                        docRoot(elem), BASE_URL, name);
+                        rootParent, BASE_URL, name);
 
                 if (needComma) {
                     sb.append(",\n");
@@ -142,33 +142,21 @@ public class ToolGuide implements Taglet {
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
-    private String docRoot(Element elem) {
-        switch (elem.getKind()) {
-            case MODULE:
-                return "..";
+    private static ThreadLocal<String> CURRENT_PATH = null;
 
-            case PACKAGE:
-                PackageElement pe = (PackageElement)elem;
-                String pkgPart = pe.getQualifiedName()
-                        .toString()
-                        .replace('.', '/')
-                        .replaceAll("[^/]+", "..");
-                return pe.getEnclosingElement() != null
-                        ? "../" + pkgPart
-                        : pkgPart;
-
-            case CLASS, ENUM, RECORD, INTERFACE, ANNOTATION_TYPE:
-                TypeElement te = (TypeElement)elem;
-                return te.getQualifiedName()
-                        .toString()
-                        .replace('.', '/')
-                        .replaceAll("[^/]+", "..");
-
-            default:
-                var enclosing = elem.getEnclosingElement();
-                if (enclosing == null)
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(elem.getKind().toString());
-                return docRoot(enclosing);
+    private String currentPath() {
+        if (CURRENT_PATH == null) {
+            try {
+                Field f = Class.forName("jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter")
+                               .getField("CURRENT_PATH");
+                @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                ThreadLocal<String> tl = (ThreadLocal<String>) f.get(null);
+                CURRENT_PATH = tl;
+            } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Cannot determine current path", e);
+            }
         }
+        return CURRENT_PATH.get();
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlDocletWriter.java b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlDocletWriter.java
index 1f2c4d97dd3..86ac3a892fd 100644
--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlDocletWriter.java
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlDocletWriter.java
@@ -243,8 +243,12 @@ public abstract class HtmlDocletWriter {
         if (generating) {
             writeGenerating();
         }
+        CURRENT_PATH.set(path.getPath());
     }
 
+    /** Temporary workaround to share current path with taglets, see 8373909 */
+    public static final ThreadLocal<String> CURRENT_PATH = new ThreadLocal<>();
+
     /**
      * The top-level method to generate and write the page represented by this writer.
      *