diff --git a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
index 02830236..77005591 100644
--- a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
+++ b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
@@ -1479,11 +1479,13 @@ function annotateAndFreezeTokens(tokens, lines) {
         }
         // Annotate children with lineNumber
         if (token.children) {
-            let lineNumber = token.lineNumber;
             const codeSpanExtraLines = [];
-            helpers.forEachInlineCodeSpan(token.content, function handleInlineCodeSpan(code) {
-                codeSpanExtraLines.push(code.split(helpers.newLineRe).length - 1);
-            });
+            if (token.children.some((child) => child.type === "code_inline")) {
+                helpers.forEachInlineCodeSpan(token.content, (code) => {
+                    codeSpanExtraLines.push(code.split(helpers.newLineRe).length - 1);
+                });
+            }
+            let lineNumber = token.lineNumber;
             for (const child of token.children) {
                 child.lineNumber = lineNumber;
                 child.line = lines[lineNumber - 1];
diff --git a/lib/markdownlint.js b/lib/markdownlint.js
index e509c28d..eee00110 100644
--- a/lib/markdownlint.js
+++ b/lib/markdownlint.js
@@ -249,14 +249,13 @@ function annotateAndFreezeTokens(tokens, lines) {
     }
     // Annotate children with lineNumber
     if (token.children) {
-      let lineNumber = token.lineNumber;
       const codeSpanExtraLines = [];
-      helpers.forEachInlineCodeSpan(
-        token.content,
-        function handleInlineCodeSpan(code) {
+      if (token.children.some((child) => child.type === "code_inline")) {
+        helpers.forEachInlineCodeSpan(token.content, (code) => {
           codeSpanExtraLines.push(code.split(helpers.newLineRe).length - 1);
-        }
-      );
+        });
+      }
+      let lineNumber = token.lineNumber;
       for (const child of token.children) {
         child.lineNumber = lineNumber;
         child.line = lines[lineNumber - 1];