diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 70d17e4290b..e1f5d31b26c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,10 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     export function getJsDocComments(node: Node, sourceFileOfNode: SourceFile) {
-        let commentRanges = (node.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter || node.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeParameter) ?
            concatenate(getTrailingCommentRanges(sourceFileOfNode.text, node.pos),
                getLeadingCommentRanges(sourceFileOfNode.text, node.pos)) :
            getLeadingCommentRangesOfNode(node, sourceFileOfNode);
+        let commentRanges = (node.kind === SyntaxKind.Parameter || node.kind === SyntaxKind.TypeParameter) ?
+            concatenate(getTrailingCommentRanges(sourceFileOfNode.text, node.pos),
+                getLeadingCommentRanges(sourceFileOfNode.text, node.pos)) :
+            getLeadingCommentRangesOfNode(node, sourceFileOfNode);
         return filter(commentRanges, isJsDocComment);
 
         function isJsDocComment(comment: CommentRange) {