diff --git a/packages/theme/styles/prose.scss b/packages/theme/styles/prose.scss
index 6f286f8a62..77e29a60ba 100644
--- a/packages/theme/styles/prose.scss
+++ b/packages/theme/styles/prose.scss
@@ -360,8 +360,10 @@ table.proseTable {
   padding: .5rem;
   user-select: text;
   cursor: auto;
+}
 
-  pre { white-space: pre-wrap; }
+pre.proseCodeBlock {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
 
 // Fixes for MessageViewer