diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss b/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss
index 4dfc5a41a988e3..b46e4b9c88f832 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/code/theme.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.wp-block-code {
+.wp-block-code > code {
 	font-family: $editor-html-font;
 	color: $gray-900;
 	padding: 0.8em 1em;