diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/EmbeddedPhpSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/EmbeddedPhpSniff.php
index be75265917..0be6118e43 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/EmbeddedPhpSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/EmbeddedPhpSniff.php
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ private function validateMultilineEmbeddedPhp($phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $closingTag
                 $phpcsFile->fixer->addNewlineBefore($closingTag);
                 $phpcsFile->fixer->endChangeset();
             }//end if
-        } else if ($tokens[$firstContentAfterBlock]['line'] === $tokens[$closingTag]['line']) {
+        } else if ($firstContentAfterBlock !== false
+            && $tokens[$firstContentAfterBlock]['line'] === $tokens[$closingTag]['line']
+        ) {
             $error = 'Closing PHP tag must be on a line by itself';
             $fix   = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $closingTag, 'ContentAfterEnd');
             if ($fix === true) {