diff --git a/rule/comment-spacings.go b/rule/comment-spacings.go
index 0a29b9659..bfb7eaf23 100644
--- a/rule/comment-spacings.go
+++ b/rule/comment-spacings.go
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ func (r *CommentSpacingsRule) configure(arguments lint.Arguments) {
 	defer r.Unlock()
 
 	if r.allowList == nil {
-		r.allowList = []string{
-			"//go:",
-			"//revive:",
-			"//nolint:",
-		}
-
+		r.allowList = []string{}
 		for _, arg := range arguments {
 			allow, ok := arg.(string) // Alt. non panicking version
 			if !ok {
@@ -87,5 +82,5 @@ func (r *CommentSpacingsRule) isAllowed(line string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return false
+	return isDirectiveComment(line)
 }
diff --git a/rule/utils.go b/rule/utils.go
index 5778e7696..8ffded4d1 100644
--- a/rule/utils.go
+++ b/rule/utils.go
@@ -165,3 +165,9 @@ func checkNumberOfArguments(expected int, args lint.Arguments, ruleName string)
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("not enough arguments for %s rule, expected %d, got %d. Please check the rule's documentation", ruleName, expected, len(args)))
 	}
 }
+
+var directiveCommentRE = regexp.MustCompile("//(line |extern |export |[a-z0-9]+:[a-z0-9])") // see https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/website/+/442516/1..2/_content/doc/comment.md#494
+
+func isDirectiveComment(line string) bool {
+	return directiveCommentRE.MatchString(line)
+}
diff --git a/testdata/comment-spacings.go b/testdata/comment-spacings.go
index 92c832c2a..da8459b14 100644
--- a/testdata/comment-spacings.go
+++ b/testdata/comment-spacings.go
@@ -47,3 +47,8 @@ type c struct {
 	//+optional
 	d *int `json:"d,omitempty"`
 }
+
+//extern open
+//export MyFunction
+
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals