diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index 9b061dfa9..146f41ae0 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@ sub map_old_actions( $ ) {
 sub ensure_audit_chain( $;$ ) {
     my ( $target, $action ) = @_;
 
+    push_comment( '' );
+
     my $ref = $filter_table->{$target};
 
     unless ( $ref ) {
@@ -1162,6 +1164,8 @@ sub ensure_audit_chain( $;$ ) {
 	}
     }
 
+    pop_comment;
+
     return $target;
 }