diff --git a/lib/acorn-modified.js b/lib/acorn-modified.js
index c57c197..0672fc6 100644
--- a/lib/acorn-modified.js
+++ b/lib/acorn-modified.js
@@ -662,6 +662,10 @@
       skipSpace();
       return readToken();
     }
+    if (next == 47 && code == 60) {
+      tokPos += 2;
+      return readToken();
+    }
     if (next === 61)
       size = input.charCodeAt(tokPos + 2) === 61 ? 3 : 2;
     return finishOp(_relational, size);