diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 175965b73..0c81b53f0 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class basic_json
     /// @}
 
 
-    /// returns the allocator associated with the container
+    /*!
+    @brief returns the allocator associated with the container
+    */
     static allocator_type get_allocator()
     {
         return allocator_type();
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index 7659abcb2..73a206eb9 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class basic_json
     /// @}
 
 
-    /// returns the allocator associated with the container
+    /*!
+    @brief returns the allocator associated with the container
+    */
     static allocator_type get_allocator()
     {
         return allocator_type();