diff --git a/lib/6to5/generation/generator.js b/lib/6to5/generation/generator.js
index ef9d8a7d4f..73cdfc9ab3 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/generation/generator.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/generation/generator.js
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ CodeGenerator.prototype._printComments = function (comments) {
 
     if (column && !self.isLast(["\n", " ", "[", "{"])) {
       self._push(" ");
+      column++;
     }
 
     //