diff --git a/cc/util/status.cc b/cc/util/status.cc
index 4d6dde8498e31a416131a1177beafa80f4a81f2e..eab3fe36fd24e88d84925b7195bbb0b7e96ddee4 100644
--- a/cc/util/status.cc
+++ b/cc/util/status.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "tink/util/status.h"
-// placeholder_google3_status_header, please ignore"
+// placeholder_google3_status_header, please ignore
 
 using ::std::ostream;