diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 4b56b55abc..cb0e744622 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      */
     int initial_padding;
 
-    /*
+    /**
      * - decoding: For codecs that store a framerate value in the compressed
      *             bitstream, the decoder may export it here. { 0, 1} when
      *             unknown.