diff --git a/scripts/get_abi.pl b/scripts/get_abi.pl
index d09bb37dd236..2cb592f8eba4 100755
--- a/scripts/get_abi.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_abi.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ my $prefix="Documentation/ABI";
 #
 # If true, assumes that the description is formatted with ReST
 #
-my $description_is_rst = 0;
+my $description_is_rst = 1;
 
 GetOptions(
 	"debug|d+" => \$debug,