diff --git a/doc/doxygen/core-doc.cfg.in b/doc/doxygen/core-doc.cfg.in
index 9b6969cf2751b0eb4aab2edbc0ec8414f15f39b7..72b2eaa2cc9f6e348febc55c2cee69597029c3bc 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/core-doc.cfg.in
+++ b/doc/doxygen/core-doc.cfg.in
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ 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