diff --git a/src/JS.php b/src/JS.php
index 92389cd..c3556dc 100644
--- a/src/JS.php
+++ b/src/JS.php
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ protected function stripWhitespace($content)
          * script: ASI will kick in here & we're all about minifying.
          * Semicolons at beginning of the file don't make any sense either.
          */
-        $content = preg_replace('/;(\}|$)/s', '\\1', $content);
+        $content = preg_replace('/(?<!\));(\}|$)/s', '\\1', $content);
         $content = ltrim($content, ';');
 
         // get rid of remaining whitespace af beginning/end