diff --git a/core/include/core_types.h b/core/include/core_types.h
index e1926de0b6e1d..2d3a67a7c7409 100644
--- a/core/include/core_types.h
+++ b/core/include/core_types.h
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@ typedef int16_t kernel_pid_t;
 typedef void *(*thread_task_func_t)(void *arg);
 
 /**
- * @name Thread states supported by RIOT
+ * @brief Thread states supported by RIOT
  *
  *       Keep in sync with OpenOCD src/rtos/riot.c
- * @{
  */
 typedef enum {
     STATUS_STOPPED,                 /**< has terminated                           */
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ typedef enum {
     STATUS_PENDING,                 /**< waiting to be scheduled to run           */
     STATUS_NUMOF                    /**< number of supported thread states        */
 } thread_status_t;
-/** @} */
 
 /**
  * @brief Type definition of thread_flags_t