diff --git a/compiler/renderer.nim b/compiler/renderer.nim
index 8840e08bee..55c3397a5a 100644
--- a/compiler/renderer.nim
+++ b/compiler/renderer.nim
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ proc put(g: var TSrcGen, kind: TTokType, s: string; sym: PSym = nil) =
     addPendingNL(g)
     if s.len > 0:
       addTok(g, kind, s, sym)
-      inc(g.lineLen, s.len)
   else:
     g.pendingWhitespace = s.len
+  inc(g.lineLen, s.len)
 
 proc putComment(g: var TSrcGen, s: string) =
   if s.len == 0: return