diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
index 9a4b0ca0a6..0cf20b75be 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class FormulaText
   end
 
   def has_DATA?
-    /\bDATA\b/ =~ @text
+    /^[^#]*\bDATA\b/ =~ @text
   end
 
   def has_END?