diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index c029e8e06..40ceb808f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -2460,6 +2460,8 @@ sub process_rules( $ ) {
 		   );
 
 	process_rule while read_a_line( NORMAL_READ );
+
+	clear_comment;
     }
 
     $section = '';