diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f169b753f..644148e16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2303,6 +2303,13 @@ function quux (options) {}
  */
  function quux () {}
 // "jsdoc/check-line-alignment": ["error"|"warn", "never",{"tags":["param"]}]
+
+/**
+ * @param parameter Description.
+ */
+function func(parameter){
+
+}
 ````
 
 
diff --git a/src/rules/checkLineAlignment.js b/src/rules/checkLineAlignment.js
index ec8c58cc2..1512c9b1b 100644
--- a/src/rules/checkLineAlignment.js
+++ b/src/rules/checkLineAlignment.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const checkNotAlignedPerTag = (utils, tag) => {
         callbck(!ret, contentProp);
       }
 
-      return ret;
+      return ret && (callbck || !contentProp);
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/checkLineAlignment.js b/test/rules/assertions/checkLineAlignment.js
index ced574661..203c9ee0c 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/checkLineAlignment.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/checkLineAlignment.js
@@ -943,5 +943,15 @@ export default {
         tags: ['param'],
       }],
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+      /**
+       * @param parameter Description.
+       */
+      function func(parameter){
+
+      }
+      `,
+    },
   ],
 };