diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
index 36a7e15090e7bc66a95867023f2dd3e5fb2212c1..236891c38cd179204b5336d450254b642bce758c 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typedef struct {
      * @see net_gnrc_netif_flags
      */
     uint32_t flags;
-#if (GNRC_NETIF_L2ADDR_MAXLEN > 0)
+#if (GNRC_NETIF_L2ADDR_MAXLEN > 0) || DOXYGEN
     /**
      * @brief   The link-layer address currently used as the source address
      *          on this interface.