diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CommentsMustStartWithCorrectNumberOfSlashesCheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CommentsMustStartWithCorrectNumberOfSlashesCheck.java
index b880b6c9f10..ad7fd759aa4 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CommentsMustStartWithCorrectNumberOfSlashesCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CommentsMustStartWithCorrectNumberOfSlashesCheck.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ private AnalyzerMessage issueSingleLine(LineSpan span, String message) {
     return new AnalyzerMessage(this, context.getInputFile(), textSpan, message, 0);
   }
 
-  /*
+  /**
    * Represents a span of text within a single line, defined by its line number and start/end positions.
    *
    * @param line The line number where the span is located (1-based index).