diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/simple_return.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/simple_return.cocci
index 47f7084b6360..e8b6313b116f 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/simple_return.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/simple_return.cocci
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// Simplify a trivial if-return sequence.  Possibly combine with a
 /// preceding function call.
-//
+///
 // Confidence: High
 // Copyright: (C) 2014 Julia Lawall, INRIA/LIP6.  GPLv2.
 // Copyright: (C) 2014 Gilles Muller, INRIA/LiP6.  GPLv2.