diff --git a/Doxyfile.in b/Doxyfile.in
index b3fa806f..93be6632 100644
--- a/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/Doxyfile.in
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ FILTER_SOURCE_PATTERNS =
 # This can be useful if you have a project on for instance GitHub and want reuse
 # the introduction page also for the doxygen output.
 
-USE_MDFILE_AS_MAINPAGE =
+USE_MDFILE_AS_MAINPAGE = README.md
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # configuration options related to source browsing