diff --git a/rc/filetype/c-family.kak b/rc/filetype/c-family.kak
index 837c5059..b4a993eb 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/c-family.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/c-family.kak
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
             add-highlighter shared/$ft/code default-region group
             add-highlighter shared/$ft/string region %{$maybe_at(?<!')(?<!'\\\\)"} %{(?<!\\\\)(?:\\\\\\\\)*"} fill string
             add-highlighter shared/$ft/raw_string region -match-capture %{R"([^(]*)\\(} %{\\)([^")]*)"} fill string
-            add-highlighter shared/$ft/javadoc region /\*\* \*/ fill documentation
+            add-highlighter shared/$ft/javadoc region /\*\*[^/] \*/ fill documentation
             add-highlighter shared/$ft/qtdoc region /\*! \*/ fill documentation
             add-highlighter shared/$ft/inline_doc region /// $ fill documentation
             add-highlighter shared/$ft/inline_qtdoc region //! $ fill documentation