--- /usr/bin/intltool-update	2009-09-21 18:08:22.000000000 +0200
+++ intltool-update	2010-03-11 10:08:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@
     ## comparing with POTFILES.in
     foreach my $ignore ("POTFILES.skip", "POTFILES.ignore")
     {
+	$ignore =~ s/^\[.*\]\s*//;
+
 	(-s "$SRCDIR/$ignore") or next;
 
 	if ("$ignore" eq "POTFILES.ignore")