diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Template/Html/Minifier.php b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Template/Html/Minifier.php
index af80583da16e7f37c084151650869ef3f7c39c89..6b9017a1972ce499a0fdd37a300e0d7d60386412 100644
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Template/Html/Minifier.php
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Template/Html/Minifier.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Minifier implements MinifierInterface
             '</',
             preg_replace(
                 '#((?:<\?php\s+(?!echo|print|if|elseif|else)[^\?]*)\?>)\s+#',
-                '$1',
+                '$1 ',
                 preg_replace(
                     '#(?<!' . implode('|', $this->inlineHtmlTags) . ')\> \<#',
                     '><',