diff --git a/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs b/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
index 802a215e..1b5ab0b9 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ where
                             }
                         }
                         TagKind::EndTag => {
+                            is_raw = false;
                             if self.is_html_tag_matching(&tag.name) {
                                 self.pop();
                             }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html
index 2b96ac5f..a37ad44e 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html
+++ b/tests/testsuite/rendering/html_blocks/expected/script-in-block.html
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 <script>
     // script stuff <here>
 </script>
-    < still in block
+    &lt; still in block
 </div>
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