diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hover.css b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hover.css
index f961071b820..a5390be414d 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hover.css
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/hover/hover.css
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 }
 
 /** Spans in markdown hovers need a margin-bottom to avoid looking cramped: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/101496 **/
-.monaco-hover .markdown-hover .hover-contents span {
+.monaco-hover .markdown-hover .hover-contents:not(.code-hover-contents) span {
 	margin-bottom: 4px;
 	display: inline-block;
 }