diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index d4531d09984d..1926e503b0d6 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1131,13 +1131,13 @@ static inline int is_valid_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Sym *sym)
 	return !is_mapping_symbol(name);
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * Find symbol based on relocation record info.
  * In some cases the symbol supplied is a valid symbol so
  * return refsym. If st_name != 0 we assume this is a valid symbol.
  * In other cases the symbol needs to be looked up in the symbol table
  * based on section and address.
- *  **/
+ */
 static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf64_Sword addr,
 				Elf_Sym *relsym)
 {
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf64_Sword addr,
  * If we find two symbols with equal offset prefer one with a valid name.
  * The ELF format may have a better way to detect what type of symbol
  * it is, but this works for now.
- **/
+ */
 static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
 				 const char *sec)
 {