diff --git a/build/params_shared_vals.go b/build/params_shared_vals.go
index f15cbc35c..0a242f6f2 100644
--- a/build/params_shared_vals.go
+++ b/build/params_shared_vals.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ const AllowableClockDriftSecs = uint64(1)
 
 const NewestNetworkVersion = network.Version{{.latestNetworkVersion}}
 
-inline-gen start */
+/* inline-gen start */
 
 const NewestNetworkVersion = network.Version14
 
-//inline-gen end
+/* inline-gen end */
 
 // Epochs
 const ForkLengthThreshold = Finality
diff --git a/chain/consensus/filcns/compute_state.go b/chain/consensus/filcns/compute_state.go
index 6089f227c..3c333298e 100644
--- a/chain/consensus/filcns/compute_state.go
+++ b/chain/consensus/filcns/compute_state.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	   {{range .actorVersions}}
 	   	exported{{.}} "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors{{import .}}actors/builtin/exported"{{end}}
 
-	   inline-gen start */
+	/* inline-gen start */
 
 	exported0 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin/exported"
 	exported2 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/v2/actors/builtin/exported"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	exported5 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/v5/actors/builtin/exported"
 	exported6 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/v6/actors/builtin/exported"
 
-	//inline-gen end
+	/* inline-gen end */
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func NewActorRegistry() *vm.ActorRegistry {
 	{{range .actorVersions}}
 	inv.Register(vm.ActorsVersionPredicate(actors.Version{{.}}), exported{{.}}.BuiltinActors()...){{end}}
 
-	inline-gen start */
+	/* inline-gen start */
 
 	inv.Register(vm.ActorsVersionPredicate(actors.Version0), exported0.BuiltinActors()...)
 	inv.Register(vm.ActorsVersionPredicate(actors.Version2), exported2.BuiltinActors()...)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func NewActorRegistry() *vm.ActorRegistry {
 	inv.Register(vm.ActorsVersionPredicate(actors.Version5), exported5.BuiltinActors()...)
 	inv.Register(vm.ActorsVersionPredicate(actors.Version6), exported6.BuiltinActors()...)
 
-	//inline-gen end
+	/* inline-gen end */
 
 	return inv
 }
diff --git a/chain/vm/mkactor.go b/chain/vm/mkactor.go
index 19702aa9c..b0d6b454d 100644
--- a/chain/vm/mkactor.go
+++ b/chain/vm/mkactor.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	   {{range .actorVersions}}
 	   	builtin{{.}} "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors{{import .}}actors/builtin"{{end}}
 
-	   inline-gen start */
+	/* inline-gen start */
 
 	builtin0 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin"
 	builtin2 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/v2/actors/builtin"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	builtin5 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/v5/actors/builtin"
 	builtin6 "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/v6/actors/builtin"
 
-	//inline-gen end
+	/* inline-gen end */
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors/aerrors"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func newAccountActor(ver actors.Version) *types.Actor {
 	   {{range .actorVersions}}
 		case actors.Version{{.}}:
 			code = builtin{{.}}.AccountActorCodeID{{end}}
-	   inline-gen start */
+	/* inline-gen start */
 
 	case actors.Version0:
 		code = builtin0.AccountActorCodeID
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func newAccountActor(ver actors.Version) *types.Actor {
 		code = builtin5.AccountActorCodeID
 	case actors.Version6:
 		code = builtin6.AccountActorCodeID
-		//inline-gen end
+		/* inline-gen end */
 	default:
 		panic("unsupported actors version")
 	}
diff --git a/gen/inline-gen/main.go b/gen/inline-gen/main.go
index 0084bc2f9..2f87afd79 100644
--- a/gen/inline-gen/main.go
+++ b/gen/inline-gen/main.go
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ func main() {
 			case stateTemplate:
 				outLines = append(outLines, line) // output all template lines
 
-				if strings.TrimSpace(line) == `inline-gen start */` {
+				if strings.TrimSpace(line) == `/* inline-gen start */` {
 					state = stateGen
 					fmt.Printf("generated section start %s:%d\n", path, ln)
 					continue
 				}
 				templateLines = append(templateLines, line)
 			case stateGen:
-				if strings.TrimSpace(line) != `//inline-gen end` {
+				if strings.TrimSpace(line) != `/* inline-gen end */` {
 					continue
 				}
 				fmt.Printf("generated section end %s:%d\n", path, ln)
diff --git a/itests/kit/ensemble_opts_nv.go b/itests/kit/ensemble_opts_nv.go
index 7cdf082ee..0d7d87e6a 100644
--- a/itests/kit/ensemble_opts_nv.go
+++ b/itests/kit/ensemble_opts_nv.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func LatestActorsAt(upgradeHeight abi.ChainEpoch) EnsembleOpt {
 			Height:    upgradeHeight,
 			Migration: filcns.UpgradeActorsV{{.latestActorsVersion}},
 		})
-	inline-gen start */
+	/* inline-gen start */
 	return UpgradeSchedule(stmgr.Upgrade{
 		Network: network.Version13,
 		Height:  -1,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func LatestActorsAt(upgradeHeight abi.ChainEpoch) EnsembleOpt {
 		Height:    upgradeHeight,
 		Migration: filcns.UpgradeActorsV6,
 	})
-	//inline-gen end
+	/* inline-gen end */
 }
 
 func TurboUpgradeAt(upgradeHeight abi.ChainEpoch) EnsembleOpt {