diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/thread.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/thread.c
index 90c383ee7c3f..e4de7dcb6c36 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/thread.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/thread.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ int speakup_thread(void *data)
 		if (our_sound.active)
 			kd_mksound(our_sound.freq, our_sound.jiffies);
 		if (synth && synth->catch_up && synth->alive) {
-			/* It is up to the callee to take the lock, so that it
+			/*
+			 * It is up to the callee to take the lock, so that it
 			 * can sleep whenever it likes
 			 */
 			synth->catch_up(synth);