diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_bpftool_synctypes.py b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_bpftool_synctypes.py
index be54b7335a76e..5717db4e08621 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_bpftool_synctypes.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_bpftool_synctypes.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_enum(self, enum_name):
         @enum_name: name of the enum to parse
         """
         start_marker = re.compile(f'enum {enum_name} {{\n')
-        pattern = re.compile('^\s*(BPF_\w+),?$')
+        pattern = re.compile('^\s*(BPF_\w+),?(\s+/\*.*\*/)?$')
         end_marker = re.compile('^};')
         parser = BlockParser(self.reader)
         parser.search_block(start_marker)