diff --git a/include/beast/http/message.hpp b/include/beast/http/message.hpp
index b776f6b0..82660de5 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/message.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/message.hpp
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ struct message : header<isRequest, Fields>
         The value of the Content-Length field will be unconditionally
         set to the specified number of octets.
 
-        @para n The number of octets to set for the Content-Length field.
+        @par n The number of octets to set for the Content-Length field.
     */
     void
     content_length(std::uint64_t n);