diff --git a/numpy/f2py/crackfortran.py b/numpy/f2py/crackfortran.py
index 94cb64abe035..3ea1888df113 100644
--- a/numpy/f2py/crackfortran.py
+++ b/numpy/f2py/crackfortran.py
@@ -1489,26 +1489,9 @@ def analyzeline(m, case, line):
         line = m.group('after').strip()
         if not line[0] == '/':
             line = '//' + line
+
         cl = []
-        f = 0
-        bn = ''
-        ol = ''
-        for c in line:
-            if c == '/':
-                f = f + 1
-                continue
-            if f >= 3:
-                bn = bn.strip()
-                if not bn:
-                    bn = '_BLNK_'
-                cl.append([bn, ol])
-                f = f - 2
-                bn = ''
-                ol = ''
-            if f % 2:
-                bn = bn + c
-            else:
-                ol = ol + c
+        [_, bn, ol] = re.split('/', line, maxsplit=2)
         bn = bn.strip()
         if not bn:
             bn = '_BLNK_'
diff --git a/numpy/f2py/tests/src/crackfortran/common_with_division.f b/numpy/f2py/tests/src/crackfortran/common_with_division.f
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4aa12cf6dcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/numpy/f2py/tests/src/crackfortran/common_with_division.f
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+      subroutine common_with_division
+      integer lmu,lb,lub,lpmin
+      parameter (lmu=1)
+      parameter (lb=20)
+c     crackfortran fails to parse this  
+c     parameter (lub=(lb-1)*lmu+1)
+c     crackfortran can successfully parse this though
+      parameter (lub=lb*lmu-lmu+1)
+      parameter (lpmin=2)
+
+c     crackfortran fails to parse this correctly 
+c     common /mortmp/ ctmp((lub*(lub+1)*(lub+1))/lpmin+1)
+      
+      common /mortmp/ ctmp(lub/lpmin+1)
+      
+      return
+      end
diff --git a/numpy/f2py/tests/test_crackfortran.py b/numpy/f2py/tests/test_crackfortran.py
index ed3588c25475..965a6b0f87e8 100644
--- a/numpy/f2py/tests/test_crackfortran.py
+++ b/numpy/f2py/tests/test_crackfortran.py
@@ -114,12 +114,16 @@ def incr(x):
 
 class TestCrackFortran(util.F2PyTest):
     # gh-2848: commented lines between parameters in subroutine parameter lists
-    sources = [util.getpath("tests", "src", "crackfortran", "gh2848.f90")]
+    sources = [util.getpath("tests", "src", "crackfortran", "gh2848.f90"),
+               util.getpath("tests", "src", "crackfortran", "common_with_division.f")
+              ]
 
     def test_gh2848(self):
         r = self.module.gh2848(1, 2)
         assert r == (1, 2)
 
+    def test_common_with_division(self):
+        assert len(self.module.mortmp.ctmp) == 11
 
 class TestMarkinnerspaces:
     # gh-14118: markinnerspaces does not handle multiple quotations