diff --git a/doc/doxygen/wayland.doxygen.in b/doc/doxygen/wayland.doxygen.in
index aff74d29..12d0817f 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/wayland.doxygen.in
+++ b/doc/doxygen/wayland.doxygen.in
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ SHORT_NAMES            = NO
 # comments will behave just like regular Qt-style comments
 # (thus requiring an explicit @brief command for a brief description.)
 
-JAVADOC_AUTOBRIEF      = NO
+JAVADOC_AUTOBRIEF      = YES
 
 # If the QT_AUTOBRIEF tag is set to YES then Doxygen will
 # interpret the first line (until the first dot) of a Qt-style