diff --git a/src/items.rs b/src/items.rs
index fe35953715c..d5bc38303e0 100644
--- a/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/items.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ fn rewrite(&self, context: &RewriteContext<'_>, shape: Shape) -> Option<String>
 
             if let Some(block) = else_block {
                 let else_kw_span = init.span.between(block.span);
-                let force_newline_else =
-                    !same_line_else_kw_and_brace(&result, context, else_kw_span, nested_shape);
+                let force_newline_else = pat_str.contains('\n')
+                    || !same_line_else_kw_and_brace(&result, context, else_kw_span, nested_shape);
                 let else_kw = rewrite_else_kw_with_comments(
                     force_newline_else,
                     true,
diff --git a/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/100.rs b/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/100.rs
index 2310ff8a228..0409124a5b0 100644
--- a/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/100.rs
+++ b/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/100.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ fn main() {
         upper,
         step,
         range: _,
-    }) = slice.as_ref() else {
+    }) = slice.as_ref()
+    else {
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/50.rs b/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/50.rs
index df2c40d72d6..6afc2b6f2b0 100644
--- a/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/50.rs
+++ b/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/50.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ fn main() {
         upper,
         step,
         range: _,
-    }) = slice.as_ref() else {
+    }) = slice.as_ref()
+    else {
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/zero.rs b/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/zero.rs
index f4d26ad3757..b5fd0b9edaf 100644
--- a/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/zero.rs
+++ b/tests/target/configs/single_line_let_else_max_width/zero.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ fn main() {
         upper,
         step,
         range: _,
-    }) = slice.as_ref() else {
+    }) = slice.as_ref()
+    else {
         return;
     };