diff --git a/scripts/generate_lock_file.py b/scripts/generate_lock_file.py
index 9b37858c0e..5a0992902c 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_lock_file.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_lock_file.py
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             packages = packages[:-1]
 
         for package in packages:
+            package = re.sub(r'\s#.*$', '', package).rstrip()
             # WAR: ignore lines with "-f": No tool exists to parse complex requirements.txt
-            if '-f' in package or \
-                "#" in package or \
+            if not package or \
+                '-f' in package or \
                 package.startswith('--'):
                 continue