diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
index 0ac430db1e6e..de27fae47931 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-/**
+/*
  * This is the definition of the Ethernet driver's private
  * driver state stored in netdev_priv(dev).
  */