diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f092b54c6..c98d4a422 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11854,6 +11854,14 @@ function quux ({"foo": bar}) {
 function quux ({foo: bar}) {
 
 }
+
+/**
+ * Description.
+ * @param {string} b Description `/**`.
+ */
+module.exports = function a(b) {
+  console.info(b);
+};
 ````
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 670d03159..e9268cec6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     "url": "http://gajus.com"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "comment-parser": "^0.7.5",
+    "comment-parser": "^0.7.6",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "jsdoctypeparser": "^9.0.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.19",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.20",
     "regextras": "^0.7.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",
     "spdx-expression-parse": "^3.0.1"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-istanbul": "^6.0.0",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.2",
-    "eslint": "7.6.0",
+    "eslint": "7.7.0",
     "eslint-config-canonical": "^23.0.0",
     "gitdown": "^3.1.3",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
diff --git a/src/rules/noDefaults.js b/src/rules/noDefaults.js
index 178e0194f..6f085cf6a 100644
--- a/src/rules/noDefaults.js
+++ b/src/rules/noDefaults.js
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(({
   paramTags.forEach((tag) => {
     if (noOptionalParamNames && tag.optional) {
       utils.reportJSDoc(`Optional param names are not permitted on @${tag.tag}.`, tag, () => {
-        tag.default = '';
+        tag.default = undefined;
         tag.optional = false;
       });
     } else if (tag.default) {
       utils.reportJSDoc(`Defaults are not permitted on @${tag.tag}.`, tag, () => {
-        tag.default = '';
+        tag.default = undefined;
       });
     }
   });
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/requireParam.js b/test/rules/assertions/requireParam.js
index 52d38e702..fad3d2803 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/requireParam.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/requireParam.js
@@ -2843,5 +2843,16 @@ export default {
           }
       `,
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+      /**
+       * Description.
+       * @param {string} b Description \`/**\`.
+       */
+      module.exports = function a(b) {
+        console.info(b);
+      };
+      `,
+    },
   ],
 };