diff --git a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
index 99008d1c2..fb726384f 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ func (ctx *parseContext) handleSimpleStatement(node mkparser.Node) bool {
 			handled = false
 		}
 	default:
-		ctx.errorf(x, "unsupported line %s", x.Dump())
+		ctx.errorf(x, "unsupported line %s", strings.ReplaceAll(x.Dump(), "\n", "\n#"))
 	}
 	return handled
 }
diff --git a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go
index b657e7619..d3ac7fc7f 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go
@@ -961,6 +961,23 @@ def init(g, handle):
   if not _varmod_init:
     rblf.mkerror("cannot")
   rblf.inherit(handle, _varmod, _varmod_init)
+`,
+	},
+	{
+		desc:   "Ignore make rules",
+		mkname: "product.mk",
+		in: `
+foo: foo.c
+	gcc -o $@ $*`,
+		expected: `# MK2RBC TRANSLATION ERROR: unsupported line rule:       foo: foo.c
+#gcc -o $@ $*
+# rule:       foo: foo.c
+# gcc -o $@ $*
+load("//build/make/core:product_config.rbc", "rblf")
+
+def init(g, handle):
+  cfg = rblf.cfg(handle)
+  rblf.warning("product.mk", "partially successful conversion")
 `,
 	},
 }