diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index a9de95e2a2a..25c997264ad 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char* argv[])
             DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "Note: %d physical core(s) detected \n", nbWorkers);
         }
     }
-    // Resolve to default if nbWorkers is still unset
+    /* Resolve to default if nbWorkers is still unset */
     if (nbWorkers == -1) {
       if (operation == zom_decompress) {
         nbWorkers = 1;