diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/annotations/LogMessageDocs.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/annotations/LogMessageDocs.java
index 2e9b7c6f41ce2b9bbfd0835edac7c10ad9b0e723..663baf0bc738e26f30884351e0585c92446c8369 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/annotations/LogMessageDocs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/annotations/LogMessageDocs.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * to be documentated on an interface.
  * @author readams
  */
-@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
 public @interface LogMessageDocs {
     /**
      * A list of {@link LogMessageDoc} elements