diff --git a/net/ipv6/rpl.c b/net/ipv6/rpl.c
index 307f336b5353..488aec9e1a74 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/rpl.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/rpl.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/**
+/*
  * Authors:
  * (C) 2020 Alexander Aring <alex.aring@gmail.com>
  */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
index 5fdf3ebb953f..233da43dd8d7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/rpl_iptunnel.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/**
+/*
  * Authors:
  * (C) 2020 Alexander Aring <alex.aring@gmail.com>
  */