diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
index 733c936d8f0..a8a8f4e4b02 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/__init__.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 periods_re = re.compile(r'\.(?:\s+)')
 literal_re = re.compile(r'::\s*$')
 
-WELL_KNOWN_ABBREVIATIONS = ('et al.', 'e.g.', 'i.e.')
+WELL_KNOWN_ABBREVIATIONS = ('et al.', 'e.g.', 'i.e.', 'vs.')
 
 
 # -- autosummary_toc node ------------------------------------------------------