diff --git a/mockgen/internal/tests/package_comment/input.go b/mockgen/internal/tests/package_comment/input.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2000e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mockgen/internal/tests/package_comment/input.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package empty_interface
+
+//go:generate mockgen -package empty_interface -destination mock.go -source input.go -write_package_comment=false
+
+type Empty interface{}
diff --git a/mockgen/internal/tests/package_comment/mock.go b/mockgen/internal/tests/package_comment/mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5a097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mockgen/internal/tests/package_comment/mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Source: input.go
+//
+// Generated by this command:
+//
+//	mockgen -package empty_interface -destination mock.go -source input.go -write_package_comment=false
+//
+
+package empty_interface
+
+import (
+	gomock "go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+)
+
+// MockEmpty is a mock of Empty interface.
+type MockEmpty struct {
+	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
+	recorder *MockEmptyMockRecorder
+}
+
+// MockEmptyMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockEmpty.
+type MockEmptyMockRecorder struct {
+	mock *MockEmpty
+}
+
+// NewMockEmpty creates a new mock instance.
+func NewMockEmpty(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockEmpty {
+	mock := &MockEmpty{ctrl: ctrl}
+	mock.recorder = &MockEmptyMockRecorder{mock}
+	return mock
+}
+
+// EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
+func (m *MockEmpty) EXPECT() *MockEmptyMockRecorder {
+	return m.recorder
+}
+
+// ISGOMOCK indicates that this struct is a gomock mock.
+func (m *MockEmpty) ISGOMOCK() struct{} {
+	return struct{}{}
+}
diff --git a/mockgen/mockgen.go b/mockgen/mockgen.go
index 7fe3770..3ffc9fe 100644
--- a/mockgen/mockgen.go
+++ b/mockgen/mockgen.go
@@ -395,11 +395,13 @@ func (g *generator) Generate(pkg *model.Package, outputPkgName string, outputPac
 		localNames[pkgName] = true
 	}
 
-	if *writePkgComment {
-		// Ensure there's an empty line before the package to follow the recommendations:
-		// https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments#package-comments
-		g.p("")
+	// Ensure there is an empty line between “generated by” block and
+	// package documentation comments to follow the recommendations:
+	// https://go.dev/wiki/CodeReviewComments#package-comments
+	// That is, “generated by” should not be a package comment.
+	g.p("")
 
+	if *writePkgComment {
 		g.p("// Package %v is a generated GoMock package.", outputPkgName)
 	}
 	g.p("package %v", outputPkgName)