diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/ms.php b/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
index 78eab8adbd..675ba90069 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/ms.php
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function is_upload_space_available() {
 	return true;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * @since 3.0.0
  *
  * @return int of upload size limit in bytes
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 58bc6a66b7..d610044c00 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ function get_attachment_innerHTML($id = 0, $fullsize = false, $max_dims = false)
 	return apply_filters('attachment_innerHTML', $innerHTML, $post->ID);
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Retrieve bookmark data based on ID.
  *
  * @since 2.0.0
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index e03144f43a..97dbd4ee5c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -4303,7 +4303,7 @@ function get_file_data( $file, $default_headers, $context = '' ) {
 	return $file_data;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Used internally to tidy up the search terms
  *
  * @access private
diff --git a/wp-includes/meta.php b/wp-includes/meta.php
index 5281a5a979..ca243da11a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/meta.php
+++ b/wp-includes/meta.php
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ function get_meta_sql( $meta_query, $meta_type, $primary_table, $primary_id_colu
 	return apply_filters_ref_array( 'get_meta_sql', array( compact( 'join', 'where' ), $meta_query, $meta_type, $primary_table, $primary_id_column, &$context ) );
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Populates the $meta_query property
  *
  * @access private
diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index a7b0bc5550..47cd909359 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ function get_objects_in_term( $term_ids, $taxonomies, $args = array() ) {
 	return $object_ids;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Given a taxonomy query, generates SQL to be appended to a main query.
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ function wp_delete_term( $term, $taxonomy, $args = array() ) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Deletes one existing category.
  *
  * @since 2.0.0