diff --git a/uncompyle6/parsers/parse24.py b/uncompyle6/parsers/parse24.py
index 92a798a2..ac8ff71d 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/parsers/parse24.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/parsers/parse24.py
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ class Python24Parser(Python25Parser):
 
     def p_misc24(self, args):
         '''
+        # Python 2.4 only adds something like the below for if 1:
+        # However we will just treat it as a noop (which of course messes up
+        # simple verify of bytecode.
+        # See also below in reduce_is_invalid where we check that the JUMP_FORWARD
+        # target matches the COME_FROM target
+        stmt     ::= nop_stmt
+        nop_stmt ::= JUMP_FORWARD POP_TOP COME_FROM
+
+
         # 2.5+ has two LOAD_CONSTs, one for the number '.'s in a relative import
         # keep positions similar to simplify semantic actions
 
@@ -37,6 +46,25 @@ class Python24Parser(Python25Parser):
         gen_comp_body ::= expr YIELD_VALUE
         '''
 
+    def add_custom_rules(self, tokens, customize):
+        super(Python24Parser, self).add_custom_rules(tokens, customize)
+        if self.version == 2.4:
+            self.check_reduce['nop_stmt'] = 'tokens'
+
+    def reduce_is_invalid(self, rule, ast, tokens, first, last):
+        invalid = super(Python24Parser,
+                        self).reduce_is_invalid(rule, ast,
+                                                tokens, first, last)
+        if invalid:
+            return invalid
+
+        # FiXME: this code never gets called...
+        lhs = rule[0]
+        if lhs == 'nop_stmt':
+            return not int(tokens[first].pattr) == tokens[last].offset
+
+        return False
+
 class Python24ParserSingle(Python24Parser, PythonParserSingle):
     pass