diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index 9f9574d6a..d69019b29 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ from ..mesonlib import get_compiler_for_source, has_path_sep
 from .backends import CleanTrees
 from ..build import InvalidArguments
 
-FORTRAN_SUBMOD_PAT = r"\s*submodule\s*\((\w+:?\w+)\)\s*(\w+)\s*$"
+FORTRAN_INCLUDE_PAT = r"#?include\s*['\"](\w+\.\w+)['\"]"
+FORTRAN_MODULE_PAT = r"\s*\bmodule\b\s+(?!procedure)(\w+)"
+FORTRAN_SUBMOD_PAT = r"\s*submodule\s*\((\w+:?\w+)\)\s*(\w+)"
+FORTRAN_USE_PAT = r"\s*use,?\s*(?:non_intrinsic)?\s*(?:::)?\s*(\w+)"
 
 if mesonlib.is_windows():
     quote_func = lambda s: '"{}"'.format(s)
@@ -1820,7 +1823,7 @@ https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47485'''))
             self.fortran_deps[target.get_basename()] = {}
             return
 
-        modre = re.compile(r"\s*\bmodule\b\s+(\w+)\s*$", re.IGNORECASE)
+        modre = re.compile(FORTRAN_MODULE_PAT, re.IGNORECASE)
         submodre = re.compile(FORTRAN_SUBMOD_PAT, re.IGNORECASE)
         module_files = {}
         submodule_files = {}
@@ -1860,7 +1863,7 @@ https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47485'''))
 
         self.fortran_deps[target.get_basename()] = {**module_files, **submodule_files}
 
-    def get_fortran_deps(self, compiler: FortranCompiler, src: str, target) -> List[str]:
+    def get_fortran_deps(self, compiler: FortranCompiler, src: Path, target) -> List[str]:
         """
         Find all module and submodule needed by a Fortran target
         """
@@ -2750,7 +2753,7 @@ def load(build_dir):
     return obj
 
 
-def _scan_fortran_file_deps(src: str, srcdir: Path, dirname: Path, tdeps, compiler) -> List[str]:
+def _scan_fortran_file_deps(src: Path, srcdir: Path, dirname: Path, tdeps, compiler) -> List[str]:
     """
     scan a Fortran file for dependencies. Needs to be distinct from target
     to allow for recursion induced by `include` statements.er
@@ -2767,8 +2770,8 @@ def _scan_fortran_file_deps(src: str, srcdir: Path, dirname: Path, tdeps, compil
     * `submodre` is for Fortran >= 2008 `submodule`
     """
 
-    incre = re.compile(r"#?include\s*['\"](\w+\.\w+)['\"]\s*$", re.IGNORECASE)
-    usere = re.compile(r"\s*use,?\s*(?:non_intrinsic)?\s*(?:::)?\s*(\w+)", re.IGNORECASE)
+    incre = re.compile(FORTRAN_INCLUDE_PAT, re.IGNORECASE)
+    usere = re.compile(FORTRAN_USE_PAT, re.IGNORECASE)
     submodre = re.compile(FORTRAN_SUBMOD_PAT, re.IGNORECASE)
 
     mod_files = []
@@ -2816,7 +2819,7 @@ def _scan_fortran_file_deps(src: str, srcdir: Path, dirname: Path, tdeps, compil
                     parents = submodmatch.group(1).lower().split(':')
                     assert len(parents) in (1, 2), (
                         'submodule ancestry must be specified as'
-                        ' ancestor:parent but Meson found {}'.parents)
+                        ' ancestor:parent but Meson found {}'.format(parents))
 
                     ancestor_child = '_'.join(parents)
                     if ancestor_child not in tdeps:
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/a3.f90 b/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/a3.f90
index d6929b0c6..21aa3555a 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/a3.f90	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/a3.f90	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-submodule (a1:a2) a3
+submodule (a1:a2) a3  ! testing inline comment
 
 contains
 
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/15 include/inc1.f90 b/test cases/fortran/15 include/inc1.f90
index 0aec9ba25..163f5864b 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/15 include/inc1.f90	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/15 include/inc1.f90	
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 real :: pi = 4.*atan(1.)
 real :: tau
 
-include "inc2.f90"
+include "inc2.f90"  ! testing inline comment
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/comment_mod.f90 b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/comment_mod.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..917f6be9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/comment_mod.f90	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module line ! inline comment
+implicit none
+
+real :: length
+
+end module line
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build
index 030f25598..fb58b9db4 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/meson.build	
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 project('modules', 'fortran')
 
-e = executable('modprog', 'stuff.f90', 'prog.f90')
+commented = library('commented', 'comment_mod.f90')
+
+e = executable('modprog', 'mymod.f90', 'prog.f90',
+  link_with: commented)
 test('moduletest', e)
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/mymod.f90 b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/mymod.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8e7929ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/mymod.f90	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module circle
+implicit none
+
+real, parameter :: pi = 4.*atan(1.)
+real :: radius
+end module circle
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/prog.f90 b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/prog.f90
index c3998cc5e..93b310f58 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/prog.f90	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/prog.f90	
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-PROGRAM prog
+use circle, only: pi
+use line, only: length
+implicit none
 
-use Circle
-IMPLICIT NONE
+print *,'pi=',pi
 
-END PROGRAM prog
+length = pi
+print *, length
+
+end program
 
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/stuff.f90 b/test cases/fortran/2 modules/stuff.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a6399bb6..000000000
--- a/test cases/fortran/2 modules/stuff.f90	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-MODULE Circle
-   REAL, PARAMETER :: Pi = 3.1415927
-   REAL :: radius
-END MODULE Circle
-
diff --git a/test cases/fortran/8 module names/test.f90 b/test cases/fortran/8 module names/test.f90
index 28847fb5f..756a163e3 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/8 module names/test.f90	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/8 module names/test.f90	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use mymod1
-use MyMod2
+use MyMod2  ! test inline comment
 
 implicit none