diff --git a/docs/rules/require-description.md b/docs/rules/require-description.md
index 68ca472..257ddb4 100644
--- a/docs/rules/require-description.md
+++ b/docs/rules/require-description.md
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Examples of :+1: **correct** code for this rule:
 /* eslint-env browser -- This script works in browser. */
 // eslint-disable-next-line -- Temporarily avoids the lint error problem. See issue XXX.
 /* global $ -- This script using jQuery. */
+
+// Temporarily avoids the lint error problem. See issue XXX.
+// eslint-disable-next-line
 " />
 
 ## Options
diff --git a/lib/internal/utils.js b/lib/internal/utils.js
index 849bb04..c095114 100644
--- a/lib/internal/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/utils.js
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ module.exports = {
             description,
         }
     },
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an object hashmap
+     * @param {Object[]} values
+     * @param {Function} getKey
+     */
+    keyBy(values, getKey) {
+        return values.reduce((accumulator, value) => {
+            accumulator[getKey(value)] = value
+            return accumulator
+        }, {})
+    },
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-description.js b/lib/rules/require-description.js
index 3a03c6e..179fbc8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-description.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-description.js
@@ -52,9 +52,19 @@ module.exports = {
             (context.options[0] && context.options[0].ignore) || []
         )
 
+        const comments = sourceCode.getAllComments()
+        const commentMapByLine = utils.keyBy(
+            comments,
+            comment => comment.loc.end.line
+        )
+
+        function previousLineHasComment(comment) {
+            return Boolean(commentMapByLine[comment.loc.start.line - 1])
+        }
+
         return {
             Program() {
-                for (const comment of sourceCode.getAllComments()) {
+                for (const comment of comments) {
                     const directiveComment = utils.parseDirectiveComment(
                         comment
                     )
@@ -64,7 +74,10 @@ module.exports = {
                     if (ignores.has(directiveComment.kind)) {
                         continue
                     }
-                    if (!directiveComment.description) {
+                    if (
+                        !directiveComment.description &&
+                        !previousLineHasComment(comment)
+                    ) {
                         context.report({
                             loc: utils.toForceLocation(comment.loc),
                             message:
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-description.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-description.js
index 5813dc9..3bbbac7 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-description.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-description.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ tester.run("require-description", rule, {
         "/* eslint-disable-next-line -- description */",
         "// eslint-disable-line eqeqeq -- description",
         "// eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq -- description",
+        `// some comment above
+// eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq`,
         {
             code: "/* eslint */",
             options: [{ ignore: ["eslint"] }],