diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/varhandlers.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/varhandlers.c
index 21186e3dc7ad..5ab724589f27 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/varhandlers.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/varhandlers.c
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ int spk_set_string_var(const char *page, struct st_var_header *var, int len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* spk_set_mask_bits sets or clears the punc/delim/repeat bits,
+/*
+ * spk_set_mask_bits sets or clears the punc/delim/repeat bits,
  * if input is null uses the defaults.
  * values for how: 0 clears bits of chars supplied,
  * 1 clears allk, 2 sets bits for chars