diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/c_parse.py b/lib/python/qmk/c_parse.py
index d4f39c8839ce..991373d5693a 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/c_parse.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/c_parse.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from qmk.comment_remover import comment_remover
 
 default_key_entry = {'x': -1, 'y': 0, 'w': 1}
-single_comment_regex = re.compile(r' */[/*].*$')
+single_comment_regex = re.compile(r'\s+/[/*].*$')
 multi_comment_regex = re.compile(r'/\*(.|\n)*?\*/', re.MULTILINE)