diff --git a/lib/yard/rake/yardoc_task.rb b/lib/yard/rake/yardoc_task.rb
index e8a8c76db..0dcb5ae49 100644
--- a/lib/yard/rake/yardoc_task.rb
+++ b/lib/yard/rake/yardoc_task.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def initialize(name = :yard)
       # Defines the rake task
       # @return [void]
       def define
-        desc "Generate YARD Documentation"
+        desc "Generate YARD Documentation" unless ::Rake.application.last_comment
         task(name) do
           before.call if before.is_a?(Proc)
           yardoc = YARD::CLI::Yardoc.new