diff --git a/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/api.js b/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/api.js
index 3aeddbc23d..bf8618406d 100644
--- a/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/api.js
+++ b/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/api.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
   dictionary.defineTag('api', {
-    mustHaveValue: false,
+    mustNotHaveValue: true,
     canHaveType: false,
     canHaveName: false,
     onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
diff --git a/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/inheritdoc.js b/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/inheritdoc.js
index a399ae1007..7bc5636a23 100755
--- a/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/inheritdoc.js
+++ b/config/jsdoc/api/plugins/inheritdoc.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
   dictionary.defineTag('inheritDoc', {
-    mustHaveValue: false,
+    mustNotHaveValue: true,
     canHaveType: false,
     canHaveName: false,
     onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
diff --git a/config/jsdoc/info/virtual-plugin.js b/config/jsdoc/info/virtual-plugin.js
index 9209724c27..a1cb8ee8ec 100644
--- a/config/jsdoc/info/virtual-plugin.js
+++ b/config/jsdoc/info/virtual-plugin.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
 
   const classTag = dictionary.lookUp('class');
   dictionary.defineTag('interface', {
-    mustHaveValue: false,
+    mustNotHaveValue: true,
     onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
       classTag.onTagged.apply(this, arguments);
       doclet.virtual = true;