diff --git a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/comments/Preparser.scala b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/comments/Preparser.scala
index 89c538d8d32d..95db8983626a 100644
--- a/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/comments/Preparser.scala
+++ b/scaladoc/src/dotty/tools/scaladoc/tasty/comments/Preparser.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object Preparser {
       case CodeBlockEndRegex(before, marker, after) :: ls =>
         if (!before.trim.isEmpty && !after.trim.isEmpty)
           go(docBody, tags, lastTagKey, before :: marker :: after :: ls, inCodeBlock = true)
-        if (!before.trim.isEmpty)
+        else if (!before.trim.isEmpty)
           go(docBody, tags, lastTagKey, before :: marker :: ls, inCodeBlock = true)
         else if (!after.trim.isEmpty)
           go(docBody, tags, lastTagKey, marker :: after :: ls, inCodeBlock = false)