diff --git a/pkg/lwip/doc.txt b/pkg/lwip/doc.txt
index af79f3d8f2..5cb9fb6a70 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/doc.txt
+++ b/pkg/lwip/doc.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
  * @ingroup  net
  * @brief    Provides the lwIP network stack
  * @see      http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lwip/
+ *
+ * lwIP is a lightweight TCP/IP stack primarily for usage with Ethernet.
+ * It can be used with the @ref sock API.
  */
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/include/lwip.h b/pkg/lwip/include/lwip.h
index a866c85c5b..4053fbada1 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/include/lwip.h
+++ b/pkg/lwip/include/lwip.h
@@ -7,13 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @defgroup    pkg_lwip    lwIP
- * @ingroup     pkg
- * @brief       A lightweight TCP/IP stack
- * @see         http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lwip/
- *
- * lwIP is a lightweight TCP/IP stack primarily for usage with Ethernet.
- * It can be used with the the @ref conn.
+ * @ingroup     pkg_lwip
  *
  * @{
  *