diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_base.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_base.scss
index 3796eb61302d..01c8a49faf62 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_base.scss
@@ -160,24 +160,6 @@ pre {
   overflow-x: auto; /* add scrollbars to wide code blocks*/
 }
 
-p > code,
-a > code,
-li > code,
-figcaption > code,
-td > code {
-  padding-top: 0.1rem;
-  padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
-  font-size: 0.8em;
-  background: $code-background-color;
-  border-radius: $border-radius;
-
-  &:before,
-  &:after {
-    letter-spacing: -0.2em;
-    content: "\00a0"; /* non-breaking space*/
-  }
-}
-
 /* horizontal rule */
 
 hr {
diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_page.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_page.scss
index 145ca8e9a90a..847dc4c427b5 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_page.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_page.scss
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ body {
     }
   }
 
+  :not(pre) > code {
+    padding-top: 0.1rem;
+    padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    background: $code-background-color;
+    border-radius: $border-radius;
+
+    &::before,
+    &::after {
+      letter-spacing: -0.2em;
+      content: "\00a0"; /* non-breaking space*/
+    }
+  }
+
   dt {
     margin-top: 1em;
     font-family: $sans-serif;
@@ -561,4 +575,4 @@ body {
       padding-right: 0;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}