diff --git a/lib/shadowio.c b/lib/shadowio.c
index bae621ab..1ad1a2dd 100644
--- a/lib/shadowio.c
+++ b/lib/shadowio.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void *shadow_dup (const void *ent)
 	return __spw_dup (sp);
 }
 
-static void shadow_free (/*@out*//*@only@*/void *ent)
+static void shadow_free (/*@out@*//*@only@*/void *ent)
 {
 	struct spwd *sp = ent;