diff --git a/src b/src
index 86a5966..f837e7d 100755
--- a/src
+++ b/src
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ preproc() {
 	fi
 
 	tmp="$srcfile.tmp"
-	awk '!($$0 ~ /^#/) { print }' "$srcfile" > "$tmp"
+	sed 's/^#.*//; /^\s*$/d' < "$srcfile" > "$tmp"
 }
 
 cleanup() {