diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h
index 53a23234c598..b21f28140f53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@
 #define _FW_UNDER_SURVEY	WIFI_SITE_MONITOR
 
 /*
-there are several "locks" in mlme_priv,
-since mlme_priv is a shared resource between many threads,
-like ISR/Call-Back functions, the OID handlers, and even timer functions.
-Each _queue has its own locks, already.
-Other items are protected by mlme_priv.lock.
-To avoid possible dead lock, any thread trying to modify mlme_priv
-SHALL not lock up more than one lock at a time!
-*/
+ * there are several "locks" in mlme_priv,
+ * since mlme_priv is a shared resource between many threads,
+ * like ISR/Call-Back functions, the OID handlers, and even timer functions.
+ * Each _queue has its own locks, already.
+ * Other items are protected by mlme_priv.lock.
+ * To avoid possible dead lock, any thread trying to modify mlme_priv
+ * SHALL not lock up more than one lock at a time!
+ */
 
 #define traffic_threshold	10
 #define	traffic_scan_period	500