diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/ptl_base_match.c b/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/ptl_base_match.c
index 36e7d1c54e..03f2353710 100644
--- a/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/ptl_base_match.c
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/ptl/base/ptl_base_match.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int mca_ptl_base_match(mca_pml_base_reliable_hdr_t *frag_header,
 	 */
     THREAD_LOCK((pml_comm->c_matching_lock)+frag_src);
 
-	//! get sequence number of next message that can be processed
+	/* get sequence number of next message that can be processed */
 	next_msg_seq_num_expected = *((pml_comm->c_next_msg_seq_num)+frag_src);
 
 	if (frag_msg_seq_num == next_msg_seq_num_expected) {