diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql
index 9f1c15690ee..ce7d73b1bfc 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/Leap Year/UncheckedLeapYearAfterYearModification.ql	
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ predicate isLikelyConversionConstant(int c) {
         36524, // days in 100-year Gregorian subcycle
         1461, // days in 4-year cycle (incl. 1 leap)
         32044, // Fliegel-van Flandern JDN epoch shift
-        1721425, // JDN of 0001‑01‑01 (Gregorian)
+        1721425, // JDN of 0001-01-01 (Gregorian)
         1721119, // alt epoch offset
         2400000, // MJD -> JDN conversion
         2400001, // alt MJD -> JDN conversion