diff --git a/src/feature/dirauth/dirauth_options.inc b/src/feature/dirauth/dirauth_options.inc
index 575151733ff4eeb2cc99d50e593dea9df4a03c4a..5939010fe7cc7957cc18fd37d8c60bb459569e03 100644
--- a/src/feature/dirauth/dirauth_options.inc
+++ b/src/feature/dirauth/dirauth_options.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CONF_VAR(AuthDirGuardBWGuarantee, MEMUNIT, 0, "2 MB")
 /** Boolean: are we on IPv6?  */
 CONF_VAR(AuthDirHasIPv6Connectivity, BOOL, 0, "0")
 
-/** True iff we should list bad exits, * and vote for all other exits as
+/** True iff we should list bad exits, and vote for all other exits as
  * good. */
 CONF_VAR(AuthDirListBadExits, BOOL, 0, "0")