diff --git a/programs/x509/cert_req.c b/programs/x509/cert_req.c
index f35d629..396aaf3 100644
--- a/programs/x509/cert_req.c
+++ b/programs/x509/cert_req.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/build_info.h"
 
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-// md.h is included this early since MD_CAN_XXX macros are defined there.
+/* md.h is included this early since MD_CAN_XXX macros are defined there. */
 #include "mbedtls/md.h"
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_WRITE_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_FS_IO) ||  \