1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
index c13e4b9755..c1653faeee 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ __func_start_regexp__    = re.compile(r"(((?P<py>python(?=(\s|\()))|(?P<fr>faker
 __inherit_regexp__       = re.compile(r"inherit\s+(.+)" )
 __inherit_def_regexp__   = re.compile(r"inherit_defer\s+(.+)" )
 __export_func_regexp__   = re.compile(r"EXPORT_FUNCTIONS\s+(.+)" )
-__addtask_regexp__       = re.compile(r"addtask\s+(?P<func>\w+)\s*((before\s*(?P<before>((.*(?=after))|(.*))))|(after\s*(?P<after>((.*(?=before))|(.*)))))*")
-__deltask_regexp__       = re.compile(r"deltask\s+(.+)")
+__addtask_regexp__       = re.compile(r"addtask\s+(?P<func>\w+)\s*((before\s*(?P<before>(([^#\n]*(?=after))|([^#\n]*))))|(after\s*(?P<after>(([^#\n]*(?=before))|([^#\n]*)))))*(?P<comment>#.*|.*?)")
+__deltask_regexp__       = re.compile(r"deltask\s+([^#\n]+)(?P<comment>#.*|.*?)")
 __addhandler_regexp__    = re.compile(r"addhandler\s+(.+)" )
 __def_regexp__           = re.compile(r"def\s+(\w+).*:" )
 __python_func_regexp__   = re.compile(r"(\s+.*)|(^$)|(^#)" )