diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/ucol_tok.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/ucol_tok.h
index bd7c9c674db..0e00903abf9 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/ucol_tok.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/ucol_tok.h
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ struct UColToken {
   UChar *rulesToParse;
 };
 
-// This is a token that has been parsed
-// but not yet processed. Used to reduce
-// the number of arguments in the parser
+/* 
+ * This is a token that has been parsed
+ * but not yet processed. Used to reduce
+ * the number of arguments in the parser
+ */
 typedef struct {
   uint32_t strength;
   uint32_t charsOffset;