diff --git a/doc/en/_getdoctarget.py b/doc/en/_getdoctarget.py
index 70427f745..20e487bb7 100755
--- a/doc/en/_getdoctarget.py
+++ b/doc/en/_getdoctarget.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def get_version_string():
     fn = py.path.local(__file__).join("..", "..", "..",
                                       "_pytest", "__init__.py")
     for line in fn.readlines():
-        if "version" in line:
+        if "version" in line and not line.strip().startswith('#'):
             return eval(line.split("=")[-1])
 
 def get_minor_version_string():