diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/highlight-syntax.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/highlight-syntax.js
index 62e2a05f253..74bf28f42e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/highlight-syntax.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/highlight-syntax.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function highlightSyntax(elem, siteSettings, session) {
       }
 
       e.classList.remove("lang-auto");
-      hljs.highlightBlock(e);
+      hljs.highlightElement(e);
     });
   });
 }