diff --git a/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc b/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc
index 39d8495fc4..4f0c8a204a 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ extension (const path & p)
 
 }
 
-/** Take a (possibly) relative path and make it absolute */
 path
 get_absolute_path (const path & p)
 {
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h
index d64f9619bb..6f84606d5d 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ std::string basename (const path& p);
  */
 std::string extension (const path& p);
 
+/**
+ * Take a (possibly) relative path and make it absolute
+ * @return An absolute path
+ */
 path get_absolute_path (const path &);
 
 /**