diff --git a/tests/wally-riscv-arch-test/riscv-test-env/verify.sh b/tests/wally-riscv-arch-test/riscv-test-env/verify.sh
index f69a4c633..c01fd329c 100755
--- a/tests/wally-riscv-arch-test/riscv-test-env/verify.sh
+++ b/tests/wally-riscv-arch-test/riscv-test-env/verify.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ do
         echo -e  "Check $(printf %-24s ${stub}) \e[33m ... IGNORE \e[39m"
         continue
     fi
-    diff --ignore-case --strip-trailing-cr ${ref} ${sig} &> /dev/null
+    # KMG: added snippet to ignore comments in reference file
+    diff -I '#*' -I '//*' --ignore-case --strip-trailing-cr ${ref} ${sig} &> /dev/null
     if [ $? == 0 ]
     then
         echo -e "\e[32m ... OK \e[39m"