diff --git a/packages/site-kit/src/lib/markdown/utils.ts b/packages/site-kit/src/lib/markdown/utils.ts
index 9091b8c737..8ff707872d 100644
--- a/packages/site-kit/src/lib/markdown/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/site-kit/src/lib/markdown/utils.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ export function smart_quotes(str: string, html: boolean = false) {
 	return str.replace(
 		html ? /(.|^)('|")(.|$)/g : /(.|^)('|")(.|$)/g,
 		(m, before, quote, after) => {
-			const left = !before.trim();
+			const trimmed = before.trim();
+			const left = trimmed === '' || trimmed === '(';
 			let replacement = '';
 
 			if (html) {