diff --git a/src/markdown/code.scss b/src/markdown/code.scss
index 30dc842d25..6098ba987e 100644
--- a/src/markdown/code.scss
+++ b/src/markdown/code.scss
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     margin: 0;
     // stylelint-disable-next-line primer/typography
     font-size: 85%;
+    white-space: break-spaces; // keeps rendering spaces, but breaks them onto multiple lines
     background-color: var(--color-neutral-muted);
     border-radius: $border-radius;
-    white-space: break-spaces; // keeps rendering spaces, but breaks them onto multiple lines 
 
     br { display: none; }
   }