diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index 13060a6..9f601cf 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -174,9 +174,13 @@ bool tree_sitter_fsharp_external_scanner_scan(void *payload, TSLexer *lexer,
 
   for (;;) {
     if (lexer->lookahead == '\n') {
-      if (valid_symbols[NEWLINE] && valid_symbols[IGNORE_INDENT]) {
-        lexer->result_symbol = NEWLINE;
-        return true;
+      if (valid_symbols[IGNORE_INDENT]) {
+        if (valid_symbols[NEWLINE]) {
+          lexer->result_symbol = NEWLINE;
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          return false;
+        }
       } else {
         found_end_of_line = true;
         indent_length = 0;
diff --git a/test/corpus/compiler_directive.txt b/test/corpus/compiler_directive.txt
index 85d5c27..066b984 100644
--- a/test/corpus/compiler_directive.txt
+++ b/test/corpus/compiler_directive.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,58 @@ let f =
           (const
             (unit)))))))
 
+================================================================================
+light compiler directive directly above expression
+================================================================================
+
+#light
+let x = "a"
+let y = 'a'.ToString();
+
+if x = y then () else failwith "Failed: 1"
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(file
+  (compiler_directive_decl)
+  (value_declaration
+    (function_or_value_defn
+      (value_declaration_left
+        (identifier_pattern
+          (long_identifier_or_op
+            (identifier))))
+      (const
+        (string))))
+  (value_declaration
+    (function_or_value_defn
+      (value_declaration_left
+        (identifier_pattern
+          (long_identifier_or_op
+            (identifier))))
+      (sequential_expression
+        (application_expression
+          (dot_expression
+            (const
+              (char))
+            (long_identifier_or_op
+              (identifier))))
+        (long_identifier_or_op
+          (MISSING identifier)))))
+  (if_expression
+    (infix_expression
+      (long_identifier_or_op
+        (identifier))
+      (infix_op)
+      (long_identifier_or_op
+        (identifier)))
+    (const
+      (unit))
+    (application_expression
+      (long_identifier_or_op
+        (identifier))
+      (const
+        (string)))))
+
 ================================================================================
 preproc_if inside expression block
 ================================================================================