diff --git a/SpecCheck.py b/SpecCheck.py
index b7de54dd..73a741d0 100644
--- a/SpecCheck.py
+++ b/SpecCheck.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ rm_regex = re.compile('(^|\s)((.*/)?rm|%{?__rm}?) ')
 rpm_buildroot_regex = re.compile('^[^#]*(?:(\\\*)\${?RPM_BUILD_ROOT}?|(%+){?buildroot}?)')
 configure_libdir_spec_regex = re.compile('ln |\./configure[^#]*--libdir=([^\s]+)[^#]*')
 lib_package_regex = re.compile('^%package.*\Wlib')
-ifarch_regex = re.compile('%ifn?arch\s+')
-if_regex = re.compile('%if\s+')
-endif_regex = re.compile('%endif\\b')
+ifarch_regex = re.compile('^\s*%ifn?arch\s')
+if_regex = re.compile('^\s*%if\s')
+endif_regex = re.compile('^\s*%endif\\b')
 biarch_package_regex = re.compile(DEFAULT_BIARCH_PACKAGES)
 hardcoded_lib_path_exceptions_regex = re.compile(Config.getOption('HardcodedLibPathExceptions', DEFAULT_HARDCODED_LIB_PATH_EXCEPTIONS))
 prereq_regex = re.compile('^PreReq(\(.*\))?:\s*(.+?)\s*$', re.IGNORECASE)