diff --git a/src/include/config.h b/src/include/config.h
index 9fa55f72f8..585f7af3cb 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h
+++ b/src/include/config.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 /* the purpose of this file is to reduce the use of #ifdef's through
-   the code base by those porting the software, an dto facilitate the
-   eventual use of autoconf to build the server 
-*/
+ * the code base by those porting the software, an dto facilitate the
+ * eventual use of autoconf to build the server 
+ */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_H
 #define CONFIG_H
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
-  The following is used as the arg list for signal handlers.  Any ports
-  that take something other than an int argument should change this in
-  the port specific makefile.  Note that variable names are required 
-  because it is used in both the prototypes as well as the definitions.
-  Note also the long name.  We expect that this won't collide with
-  other names causing compiler warnings.
-*/
+ * The following is used as the arg list for signal handlers.  Any ports
+ * that take something other than an int argument should change this in
+ * the port specific makefile.  Note that variable names are required
+ * because it is used in both the prototypes as well as the definitions.
+ * Note also the long name.  We expect that this won't collide with
+ * other names causing compiler warnings.
+*/ 
+
 #ifndef       SIGNAL_ARGS
 #define SIGNAL_ARGS int postgres_signal_arg
 #endif