diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Javadoc.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Javadoc.qll
index 61d978fbd357..5f3d5c714435 100755
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Javadoc.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/Javadoc.qll
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ParamTag extends JavadocTag {
   ParamTag() { this.getTagName() = "@param" }
 
   /** Gets the name of the parameter. */
-  string getParamName() { result = this.getChild(0).toString() }
+  string getParamName() { result = this.getChild(0).toString().regexpReplaceAll(",|:|\\.","") }
 
   /** Gets the documentation for the parameter. */
   override string getText() { result = this.getChild(1).toString() }