diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js
index 74a94a38521..42de443a9a9 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ exports.parse = function() {
 			paramMatch = reParam.exec(paramString);
 		}
 	}
-	// Is this a multiline definition?
+	// On the \define line, was there anything other than whitespace after the close paren?
 	var reEnd;
 	if(this.match[3]) {
-		// If so, the end of the body is marked with \end
-		reEnd = new RegExp("(\\r?\\n[^\\S\\n\\r]*\\\\end[^\\S\\n\\r]*(?:" + $tw.utils.escapeRegExp(this.match[1]) + ")?(?:$|\\r?\\n))","mg");
+		// If so, it is a multiline definition and the end of the body is marked with \end
+		reEnd = new RegExp("((?:^|\\r?\\n)[^\\S\\n\\r]*\\\\end[^\\S\\n\\r]*(?:" + $tw.utils.escapeRegExp(this.match[1]) + ")?(?:$|\\r?\\n))","mg");
 	} else {
 		// Otherwise, the end of the definition is marked by the end of the line
 		reEnd = /($|\r?\n)/mg;