diff --git a/core/synctex/synctex_parser.c b/core/synctex/synctex_parser.c
index 8244f27c8..8440fed55 100644
--- a/core/synctex/synctex_parser.c
+++ b/core/synctex/synctex_parser.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ typedef int synctex_status_t;
 #   define SYNCTEX_FILE (scanner->file)
 
 /*  Actually, the minimum buffer size is driven by integer and float parsing.
- *  ±0.123456789e123
+ *  ±0.123456789e123
  */
 #   define SYNCTEX_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE 16
 #   define SYNCTEX_BUFFER_SIZE 32768