diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
index 5d08d1d860..b81cce8df1 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ SHORT_NAMES            = NO
 # description.)
 # The default value is: NO.
 
-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 comment as the brief description. If