diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/cpp/dir-only-9.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/cpp/dir-only-9.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d11cd97cb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/cpp/dir-only-9.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* PR preprocessor/103130 */
+/* { dg-do preprocess } */
+/* { dg-options -fdirectives-only } */
+
+/*\
+ * this is a comment
+\*/
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libcpp/lex.c b/libcpp/lex.c
index 6a4fbce6030..8188e33b07d 100644
--- a/libcpp/lex.c
+++ b/libcpp/lex.c
@@ -4891,7 +4891,7 @@ cpp_directive_only_process (cpp_reader *pfile,
 			break;
 
 		      case '*':
-			if (pos > peek && !esc)
+			if (pos > peek)
 			  star = is_block;
 			esc = false;
 			break;