diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
index 3d3faa708294d95595b6f3172cf18420accdfcba..2bd6fb3ceed6d63a98f65a57c4740647e6f2dab4 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/conf.h
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @brief   Number of default routers in the default router list.
  *
- * @note    **This number has direct influence on the maximum number of
- *          default routers**
+ * @attention   This number has direct influence on the maximum number of
+ *              default routers
  */
 #ifndef GNRC_IPV6_NIB_DEFAULT_ROUTER_NUMOF
 #define GNRC_IPV6_NIB_DEFAULT_ROUTER_NUMOF  (1)
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @brief   Number of entries in NIB
  *
- * @note    **This number has direct influence on the maximum number of
- *          neighbors and duplicate address detection table entries**
+ * @attention   This number has direct influence on the maximum number of
+ *              neighbors and duplicate address detection table entries
  */
 #ifndef GNRC_IPV6_NIB_NUMOF
 #define GNRC_IPV6_NIB_NUMOF                 (4)