diff --git a/include/tests_filesystems b/include/tests_filesystems
index 5e87fab7..4533e757 100644
--- a/include/tests_filesystems
+++ b/include/tests_filesystems
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
     Register --test-no FILE-6372 --os Linux --weight L --network NO --description "Checking / mount options"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         if [ -f /etc/fstab ]; then
-            FIND=`cat /etc/fstab | awk '{ if ($2=="/") { print $4 } }'`
+            FIND=`cat /etc/fstab | grep -v "^#" | awk '{ if ($2=="/") { print $4 } }'`
             NODEV=`echo ${FIND} | awk '{ if ($1=="nodev") { print "YES" } else { print "NO" } }'`
             NOEXEC=`echo ${FIND} | awk '{ if ($1=="noexec") { print "YES" } else { print "NO" } }'`
             NOSUID=`echo ${FIND} | awk '{ if ($1=="nosuid") { print "YES" } else { print "NO" } }'`