diff --git a/lib/processor/dojodoc.js b/lib/processor/dojodoc.js
index 5c0ad8a..d8ef47a 100644
--- a/lib/processor/dojodoc.js
+++ b/lib/processor/dojodoc.js
@@ -369,8 +369,11 @@ define([
 				candidate = /^[^\n]*\/\/(.*?)\n/.exec(util.getSourceForRange(value.raw.range));
 
 				if (candidate) {
-					metadata = { type: trim(candidate[1]) };
+					value.evaluated.metadata.type = trim(candidate[1]);
+					processTypeAnnotation(value.evaluated.metadata);
 				}
+				// if we get here, we have no need to mixin any metadata
+				return;
 			}
 
 			// Function or object body