diff --git a/ompi/mpi/cxx/mpicxx.cc b/ompi/mpi/cxx/mpicxx.cc
index c18fc240bc..ce714ca197 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/cxx/mpicxx.cc
+++ b/ompi/mpi/cxx/mpicxx.cc
@@ -296,4 +296,4 @@ const int LOCK_SHARED = MPI_LOCK_SHARED;
 const Datatype UB(MPI_UB);
 const Datatype LB(MPI_LB);
 
-}; /* namespace MPI */
+} /* namespace MPI */