diff --git a/src/utility/name-helper.hpp b/src/utility/name-helper.hpp
index c876f6a..768ca7a 100644
--- a/src/utility/name-helper.hpp
+++ b/src/utility/name-helper.hpp
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 namespace nlsr {
 namespace util {
 
-/**
- * @brief search a name component in ndn::Name and return the position of the component
- * @param name         where to search the searchString
- * @param searchString the string to search in name
- * @return -1 if searchString not found else return the position
- * starting from 0
+/*!
+   \brief search a name component in ndn::Name and return the position of the component
+   \param name         where to search the searchString
+   \param searchString the string to search in name
+   \return -1 if searchString not found else return the position
+   starting from 0
  */
 inline static int32_t
 getNameComponentPosition(const ndn::Name& name, const std::string& searchString)