diff --git a/tools/ws-coding-style.cfg b/tools/ws-coding-style.cfg
index 4444460940..d3329f0e7d 100644
--- a/tools/ws-coding-style.cfg
+++ b/tools/ws-coding-style.cfg
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ cmt_c_group = true    # false/true
 cmt_cpp_group = false    # false/true
 
 # Whether to change cpp-comments into c-comments
-cmt_cpp_to_c = true    # false/true
+cmt_cpp_to_c = false    # false/true
 
 # If pp_indent_at_level=false, specifies the number of columns to indent per
 # level. Default=1.