diff --git a/libavcodec/vp56.h b/libavcodec/vp56.h
index 74a14ef42ebd7cf205492f239736126091935bea..6bdea23fdfe4f308febdedfed7ed80b6382530bc 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp56.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vp56.h
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ typedef int  (*VP56ParseHeader)(VP56Context *s, const uint8_t *buf,
 
 typedef struct {
     int high;
-    int bits; /* Stored negated (i.e. negative "bits" is a positive number of bits left)
-               * in order to eliminate a negate in cache refilling */
+    int bits; /* stored negated (i.e. negative "bits" is a positive number of
+                 bits left) in order to eliminate a negate in cache refilling */
     const uint8_t *buffer;
     const uint8_t *end;
     unsigned long code_word;