diff --git a/apply.go b/apply.go
index 20ca07b..fdde423 100755
--- a/apply.go
+++ b/apply.go
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ func applyPatch(patchPath, rootPath string) error {
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		line := scanner.Text()
 
+		// Ignore lines starting with //
+		if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(line), "//") {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// Detect the target file
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "--- ") {
 			relativePath := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "--- "))