diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py
index a5da9155727..d79a1488943 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/ini.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class InventoryParser(object):
                         self.hosts[hn] = host
                     if len(tokens) > 1:
                         for t in tokens[1:]:
+                            if t.startswith('#'):
+                                break
                             (k,v) = t.split("=")
                             host.set_variable(k,v)
                     self.groups[active_group_name].add_host(host)