diff --git a/plugin/math/mathjax2.js b/plugin/math/mathjax2.js
index daebe7e86b..17df85c960 100644
--- a/plugin/math/mathjax2.js
+++ b/plugin/math/mathjax2.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const MathJax2 = () => {
 		messageStyle: 'none',
 		tex2jax: {
 			inlineMath: [ [ '$', '$' ], [ '\\(', '\\)' ] ],
-			skipTags: [ 'script', 'noscript', 'style', 'textarea', 'pre' ]
+			skipTags: [ 'script', 'noscript', 'style', 'textarea', 'pre', 'code' ]
 		},
 		skipStartupTypeset: true
 	};
diff --git a/plugin/math/mathjax3.js b/plugin/math/mathjax3.js
index 767129c1c1..68572aa1ff 100644
--- a/plugin/math/mathjax3.js
+++ b/plugin/math/mathjax3.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const MathJax3 = () => {
             inlineMath: [ [ '$', '$' ], [ '\\(', '\\)' ]  ]
         },
         options: {
-            skipHtmlTags: [ 'script', 'noscript', 'style', 'textarea', 'pre' ]
+            skipHtmlTags: [ 'script', 'noscript', 'style', 'textarea', 'pre', 'code' ]
         },
         startup: {
             ready: () => {