diff --git a/build-tools/build-srpms-parallel b/build-tools/build-srpms-parallel
index a4235080..5d7b6282 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-srpms-parallel
+++ b/build-tools/build-srpms-parallel
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ for GIT_ROOT in $GIT_LIST; do
        continue
    fi
 
-   for p in $(cat $GIT_ROOT/$PKG_DIRS_FILE 2>> /dev/null); do
+   for p in $(sed 's/#.*//' $GIT_ROOT/$PKG_DIRS_FILE 2>> /dev/null); do
       if [ $STOP_SCHEDULING -eq 1 ]; then
           break;
       fi
diff --git a/build-tools/build-srpms-serial b/build-tools/build-srpms-serial
index 7416900e..e83ac519 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-srpms-serial
+++ b/build-tools/build-srpms-serial
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ for GIT_ROOT in $GIT_LIST; do
        continue
    fi
 
-   for p in $(cat $GIT_ROOT/$PKG_DIRS_FILE 2>> /dev/null); do
+   for p in $(sed 's/#.*//' $GIT_ROOT/$PKG_DIRS_FILE 2>> /dev/null); do
       src_dir="$GIT_ROOT/$p"
       if [ -d $src_dir ]; then
          if [ -d $src_dir/${DISTRO} ]; then