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diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/util/pod2man.pl b/src/lib/libcrypto/util/pod2man.pl
index 657e4e264e..546d1ec186 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/util/pod2man.pl
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/util/pod2man.pl
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ if ($name ne 'something') {
             }
             next if /^=cut\b/;  # DB_File and Net::Ping have =cut before NAME
             next if /^=pod\b/;  # It is OK to have =pod before NAME
+            next if /^=for\s+comment\b/;  # It is OK to have =for comment before NAME
             die "$0: Invalid man page - 1st pod line is not NAME in $ARGV[0]\n" unless $lax;
         }
         die "$0: Invalid man page - no documentation in $ARGV[0]\n" unless $lax;