diff --git a/src/services/formatting/formatting.ts b/src/services/formatting/formatting.ts
index a0cc61402ecb5..9d909f84b668e 100644
--- a/src/services/formatting/formatting.ts
+++ b/src/services/formatting/formatting.ts
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ namespace ts.formatting {
                     // exit early if we on different lines and rule cannot change number of newlines
                     // if line1 and line2 are on subsequent lines then no edits are required - ok to exit
                     // if line1 and line2 are separated with more than one newline - ok to exit since we cannot delete extra new lines
-                    if (rule.Flag !== RuleFlags.CanDeleteNewLines && previousStartLine !== currentStartLine) {
+                    if (rule.Flag !== RuleFlags.CanDeleteNewLines && previousEndLine !== currentStartLine) {
                         return;
                     }