diff --git a/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim b/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
index e62b627bd..282cfa3b0 100644
--- a/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
+++ b/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ proc buildLinesHTMLTable(params: CodeBlockParams, code: string):
     result = ("<pre>", "</pre>")
     return
 
-  var codeLines = code.strip(leading = false).countLines
+  var codeLines = 1 + code.strip.countLines
   assert codeLines > 0
   result.beginTable = """<table><tbody><tr><td class="blob-line-nums"><pre>"""
   var line = params.startLine