diff --git a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
index f26ab764..d32b5ad0 100755
--- a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
+++ b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(source):
               line = srcfile.readline()
               line_no += 1
               # Name comes after // comment
-              name = line[2:].strip()
+              name = line.strip()[2:].strip()
 
               recinfo = syminfo.get_recompiled_address_from_name(name)
               if not recinfo: