diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js
index 643934d63e8..ae1a5666b00 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@ export default Component.extend({
         );
 
         loadScript("/javascripts/diffhtml.min.js").then(() => {
+          // changing the contents of the preview element between two uses of
+          // diff.innerHTML did not apply the diff correctly
+          window.diff.release(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview"));
           window.diff.innerHTML(
             this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview"),
             cookedElement.innerHTML,