diff --git a/os/rt/include/chvt.h b/os/rt/include/chvt.h
index 4e257887d..b4573d7a9 100644
--- a/os/rt/include/chvt.h
+++ b/os/rt/include/chvt.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static inline void chVTObjectInit(virtual_timer_t *vtp) {
  * @note    The counter can reach its maximum and then restart from zero.
  * @note    This function can be called from any context but its atomicity
  *          is not guaranteed on architectures whose word size is less than
- *          @systime_t size.
+ *          @p systime_t size.
  *
  * @return              The system time in ticks.
  *