diff --git a/include/libcamera/base/class.h b/include/libcamera/base/class.h
index c2e1d353..9c7f0f2e 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/base/class.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/base/class.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public:
 	Extensible(Private *d);
 
 protected:
-#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
 	template<typename T>
 	const T *_d() const
 	{
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ protected:
 	{
 		return static_cast<T *>(d_.get());
 	}
-#endif
 
 private:
 	const std::unique_ptr<Private> d_;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp
index 26b49677..d0899671 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,23 @@ Extensible::Extensible(Extensible::Private *d)
 {
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn Extensible::_d() const
+ * \brief Retrieve the private data instance
+ *
+ * This template function isn't meant to be called directly. Instead, classes
+ * derived from Extensible get, through the LIBCAMERA_DECLARE_PRIVATE() macro,
+ * overriden _d() functions that return the correct pointer type to the
+ * corresponding derived Private class.
+ *
+ * \return A pointer to the private data instance
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn Extensible::_d()
+ * \copydoc Extensible::_d() const
+ */
+
 /**
  * \var Extensible::d_
  * \brief Pointer to the private data instance