diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
index ac9be9b67a252a0a8b23088e08bdbbd49b9981b0..d76e1d06c5b53019230aee93ba39730ab60987e1 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 
+/**
+ * BATADV_DAT_ADDR_MAX - maximum address value in the DHT space
+ */
 #define BATADV_DAT_ADDR_MAX ((batadv_dat_addr_t)~(batadv_dat_addr_t)0)
 
 void batadv_dat_status_update(struct net_device *net_dev);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index d4b923c7229cf1ac68e130620fe06689a402ba4b..34891a56773f09ebcccab01fe3191b1a56651aed 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
 
-/* batadv_dat_addr_t is the type used for all DHT addresses. If it is changed,
- * BATADV_DAT_ADDR_MAX is changed as well.
+/**
+ * batadv_dat_addr_t - it is the type used for all DHT addresses. If it is
+ *  changed, BATADV_DAT_ADDR_MAX is changed as well.
  *
  * *Please be careful: batadv_dat_addr_t must be UNSIGNED*
  */