diff --git a/doxygen.conf b/doxygen.conf
index 5e34231f1590d469b84ef91c2771d4b4b7192758..4dc3effc360ce57b2ee5b120aa7a03c25188f54e 100644
--- a/doxygen.conf
+++ b/doxygen.conf
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ 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