diff --git a/Backdrop/Sniffs/Commenting/InlineCommentSniff.php b/Backdrop/Sniffs/Commenting/InlineCommentSniff.php
index 6cbc2e9..3888035 100644
--- a/Backdrop/Sniffs/Commenting/InlineCommentSniff.php
+++ b/Backdrop/Sniffs/Commenting/InlineCommentSniff.php
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
                 break;
             }
 
+            // Comments for cspell exclude or include patterns also mean a new
+            // section.
+            if (preg_match('|^//[\s]*cspell:|', $tokens[$nextComment]['content']) === 1) {
+                break;
+            }
+
             $commentTokens[] = $nextComment;
             $lastComment     = $nextComment;
         }//end while