diff --git a/rust/src/applayer.rs b/rust/src/applayer.rs
index 3f33c5f9d8..75e507de59 100644
--- a/rust/src/applayer.rs
+++ b/rust/src/applayer.rs
@@ -588,20 +588,21 @@ pub trait AppLayerEvent {
     ) -> i8;
 }
 
-//
-// Normally usage of this function will be generated by
-// derive(AppLayerEvent), for example:
-//
-// #[derive(AppLayerEvent)]
-// enum AppEvent {
-//     EventOne,
-//     EventTwo,
-// }
-//
-// get_event_info::<AppEvent>(...)
-
 /// Generic `get_info_info` implementation for enums implementing
 /// AppLayerEvent.
+///
+/// Normally usage of this function will be generated by
+/// derive(AppLayerEvent), for example:
+///
+/// ```rust,ignore
+/// #[derive(AppLayerEvent)]
+/// enum AppEvent {
+///     EventOne,
+///     EventTwo,
+/// }
+///
+/// get_event_info::<AppEvent>(...)
+/// ```
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn get_event_info<T: AppLayerEvent>(
     event_name: *const std::os::raw::c_char,