diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 55b986b04a8..0beff0f0621 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 * All classes, member variables, and methods should have Doxygen-style comments
   (for example, comment lines starting with `//!` or comment blocks starting with
-  `/*!`; do not use `///` or `/**` in new code)
+  `/**`; do not use `///` or `/*!` in new code)
 * Doxygen-style groupings should bracket code using `//! @{` and `//! @}`
 * Doxygen commands should use the `@` prefix instead of `\` in order to better
   differentiate from LaTeX input.