diff --git a/Scripts/precommit.py b/Scripts/precommit.py
index 8566b183c2..e1b7b728d7 100755
--- a/Scripts/precommit.py
+++ b/Scripts/precommit.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def find_forward_class_statement_section(text):
 
 def find_forward_protocol_statement_section(text):
     def is_forward_protocol_statement(line):
-        return line.strip().startswith('@protocol ')
+        return line.strip().startswith('@protocol ') and line.strip().endswith(';') 
 
     return find_matching_section(text, is_forward_protocol_statement)