diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 349f5a67f100..e667be6907d7 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void task_clear_jobctl_pending(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long mask)
  * @task has %JOBCTL_STOP_PENDING set and is participating in a group stop.
  * Group stop states are cleared and the group stop count is consumed if
  * %JOBCTL_STOP_CONSUME was set.  If the consumption completes the group
- * stop, the appropriate %SIGNAL_* flags are set.
+ * stop, the appropriate `SIGNAL_*` flags are set.
  *
  * CONTEXT:
  * Must be called with @task->sighand->siglock held.