diff --git a/src/compiler.c b/src/compiler.c
index 4d615441..28379eaf 100644
--- a/src/compiler.c
+++ b/src/compiler.c
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ ObjBlock* compileBlock(Parser* parser, Compiler* parent, TokenType endToken)
   {
     statement(&compiler);
 
-    consume(&compiler, TOKEN_LINE);
-
+    if (!match(&compiler, TOKEN_LINE)) break;
     if (match(&compiler, endToken)) break;
 
     // Discard the result of the previous expression.
diff --git a/test/no_trailing_newline.wren b/test/no_trailing_newline.wren
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ec390d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no_trailing_newline.wren
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+io.write("ok") // expect: ok
\ No newline at end of file