diff --git a/Modules/CheckForPthreads.c b/Modules/CheckForPthreads.c
index 2732957e1..344c81bee 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckForPthreads.c
+++ b/Modules/CheckForPthreads.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ int main(int ac, char*av[]){
   pthread_create(&tid[0], 0, runner, (void*)1);
   pthread_create(&tid[1], 0, runner, (void*)2);
 
-#if defined(__BEOS__) && !defined(__ZETA__) // (no usleep on BeOS 5.)
-  usleep(1); // for strange behavior on single-processor sun
+#if defined(__BEOS__) && !defined(__ZETA__) /* (no usleep on BeOS 5.) */
+  usleep(1); /* for strange behavior on single-processor sun */
 #endif
 
   pthread_join(tid[0], 0);