diff --git a/rule/package-comments.go b/rule/package-comments.go
index 02f246be0..f1e5462fe 100644
--- a/rule/package-comments.go
+++ b/rule/package-comments.go
@@ -150,17 +150,9 @@ func (l *lintPackageComments) Visit(_ ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 		return nil
 	}
 	s := l.fileAst.Doc.Text()
-	if ts := strings.TrimLeft(s, " \t"); ts != s {
-		l.onFailure(lint.Failure{
-			Category:   "comments",
-			Node:       l.fileAst.Doc,
-			Confidence: 1,
-			Failure:    "package comment should not have leading space",
-		})
-		s = ts
-	}
+
 	// Only non-main packages need to keep to this form.
-	if !l.file.Pkg.IsMain() && !strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix) {
+	if !l.file.Pkg.IsMain() && !strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix) && !isDirectiveComment(s) {
 		l.onFailure(lint.Failure{
 			Category:   "comments",
 			Node:       l.fileAst.Doc,
diff --git a/testdata/golint/package-doc4.go b/testdata/golint/package-doc4.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bf32cb9f4..000000000
--- a/testdata/golint/package-doc4.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Test of block package comment with leading space.
-
-/*
- Package foo is pretty sweet.
-MATCH /package comment should not have leading space/
-*/
-package foo
diff --git a/testdata/golint/package-doc6.go b/testdata/golint/package-doc6.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..918cbd115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/golint/package-doc6.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//revive:disable
+//nolint:dupl,revive // looks the same but isn't
+//revive:enable
+
+package foo // MATCH /should have a package comment/