diff --git a/src/u_sxsyn.pas b/src/u_sxsyn.pas
index a5fc9a8d..e209fe7b 100644
--- a/src/u_sxsyn.pas
+++ b/src/u_sxsyn.pas
@@ -718,8 +718,14 @@ begin
   if fTokStop > llen then
     exit;
 
+  // continue partial multi-line ranges
   if fCurrRange.isNotAssigned then
-    fCurrRange := TSynSxSynRange.Create(nil);
+    fCurrRange := TSynSxSynRange.Create(nil)
+  else case fCurrRange.rangeKind of
+    TRangeKind.rkString1:   begin lexStringLiteral(); exit;     end;
+    TRangeKind.rkString2:   begin lexRawStringLiteral(); exit;  end;
+    TRangeKind.rkBlockCom1: begin lexStarComment(); exit;       end;
+  end;
 
   // special lines
   if (fLineBuf.length > 1) then
@@ -738,13 +744,6 @@ begin
     end;
   end;
 
-  // continue partial multi-line ranges
-  case fCurrRange.rangeKind of
-    TRangeKind.rkString1:   begin lexStringLiteral(); exit;     end;
-    TRangeKind.rkString2:   begin lexRawStringLiteral(); exit;  end;
-    TRangeKind.rkBlockCom1: begin lexStarComment(); exit;       end;
-  end;
-
   case fLineBuf[fTokStop] of
     #0 .. #10, #13, #32:
     begin