diff --git a/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in b/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in
index ab13db51c2d..b940d943220 100644
--- a/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/zephyr.doxyfile.in
@@ -726,6 +726,12 @@ WARN_IF_DOC_ERROR      = YES
 
 WARN_NO_PARAMDOC       = NO
 
+# If the WARN_AS_ERROR tag is set to YES then doxygen will immediately stop when
+# a warning is encountered.
+# The default value is: NO.
+
+WARN_AS_ERROR          = YES
+
 # The WARN_FORMAT tag determines the format of the warning messages that doxygen
 # can produce. The string should contain the $file, $line, and $text tags, which
 # will be replaced by the file and line number from which the warning originated