diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
index 1de3b92bf..92f290b6f 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
@@ -3210,8 +3210,10 @@ int riscv013_test_compliance(struct target *target)
 		COMPLIANCE_TEST(ERROR_OK == register_read_direct(target, &testval_read, GDB_REGNO_ZERO + i),
 				"GPR Reads should be supported.");
 		if (riscv_xlen(target) > 32) {
+			/* Dummy comment to satisfy linter, since removing the brances here doesn't actually compile. */
 			COMPLIANCE_TEST(testval == testval_read, "GPR Reads and writes should be supported.");
 		} else {
+			/* Dummy comment to satisfy linter, since removing the brances here doesn't actually compile. */
 			COMPLIANCE_TEST((testval & 0xFFFFFFFF) == testval_read, "GPR Reads and writes should be supported.");
 		}
 	}