diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.js b/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.js
index 026fa4fba4..488c045f32 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.js
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.js
@@ -287,14 +287,11 @@ export default class Printer extends Buffer {
       // whitespace before
       this.newline(this.whitespace.getNewlinesBefore(comment));
 
+      if (!this.endsWith(["[", "{"])) this.space();
+
       let column = this.position.column;
       let val    = this.generateComment(comment);
 
-      if (column && !this.endsWith(["\n", " ", "[", "{"])) {
-        this._push(" ");
-        column++;
-      }
-
       //
       if (comment.type === "CommentBlock" && this.format.indent.adjustMultilineComment) {
         let offset = comment.loc && comment.loc.start.column;