diff --git a/util/cmake/qmake_parser.py b/util/cmake/qmake_parser.py
index 73620f08902..357a529e5ae 100644
--- a/util/cmake/qmake_parser.py
+++ b/util/cmake/qmake_parser.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def fixup_comments(contents: str) -> str:
     # care of it as well, as if the commented line didn't exist in the
     # first place.
 
-    contents = re.sub(r"\n[ \t]*#[^\n]*?\n", "\n", contents, re.DOTALL)
+    contents = re.sub(r"(^|\n)[ \t]*#[^\n]*?\n", "\n", contents, re.DOTALL)
     return contents