diff --git a/fdtput.c b/fdtput.c
index 8a7e8a8..8d8e934 100644
--- a/fdtput.c
+++ b/fdtput.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void report_error(const char *name, int namelen, int err)
  * @param arg		List of arguments from command line
  * @param arg_count	Number of arguments (may be 0)
  * @param valuep	Returns buffer containing value
- * @param *value_len	Returns length of value encoded
+ * @param value_len	Returns length of value encoded
  */
 static int encode_value(struct display_info *disp, char **arg, int arg_count,
 			char **valuep, int *value_len)