diff --git a/src/document/printer.js b/src/document/printer.js
index 430771c95..131553eb3 100644
--- a/src/document/printer.js
+++ b/src/document/printer.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   DOC_TYPE_BREAK_PARENT,
 } from "./constants.js";
 import { fill, indent, hardlineWithoutBreakParent } from "./builders.js";
-import { getDocParts, getDocType } from "./utils.js";
+import { getDocParts, getDocType, propagateBreaks } from "./utils.js";
 import InvalidDocError from "./invalid-doc-error.js";
 
 /** @typedef {typeof MODE_BREAK | typeof MODE_FLAT} Mode */
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ function printDocToString(doc, options) {
   const lineSuffix = [];
   let printedCursorCount = 0;
 
+  propagateBreaks(doc);
+
   while (cmds.length > 0) {
     const { ind, mode, doc } = cmds.pop();
     switch (getDocType(doc)) {
diff --git a/src/main/ast-to-doc.js b/src/main/ast-to-doc.js
index b881db8c1..d149bd103 100644
--- a/src/main/ast-to-doc.js
+++ b/src/main/ast-to-doc.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import AstPath from "../common/ast-path.js";
 import { cursor, label } from "../document/builders.js";
-import { propagateBreaks } from "../document/utils.js";
 import { printComments } from "./comments/print.js";
 import { printEmbeddedLanguages } from "./multiparser.js";
 import createPrintPreCheckFunction from "./create-print-pre-check-function.js";
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ async function printAstToDoc(ast, options) {
     embeds
   );
 
-  propagateBreaks(doc);
-
   return doc;
 
   function mainPrint(selector, args) {