diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kdoc/psi/impl/KDocTag.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kdoc/psi/impl/KDocTag.java
index 5e24ac6015d..737a60da377 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kdoc/psi/impl/KDocTag.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kdoc/psi/impl/KDocTag.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class KDocTag extends KDocElementImpl {
                 afterAsterisk = false;
             }
 
-            if (type == KDocTokens.LEADING_ASTERISK || type == KDocTokens.START) {
+            if (type == KDocTokens.LEADING_ASTERISK) {
                 afterAsterisk = true;
             }