diff --git a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/minmax.go b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/minmax.go
index 676090073f2..06330657876 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/minmax.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/minmax.go
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ func minmax(pass *analysis.Pass) {
 							// Replace IfStmt with lhs = min(a, b).
 							Pos: ifStmt.Pos(),
 							End: ifStmt.End(),
-							NewText: []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s = %s(%s, %s)",
+							NewText: fmt.Appendf(nil, "%s = %s(%s, %s)",
 								formatNode(pass.Fset, lhs),
 								sym,
 								formatNode(pass.Fset, a),
-								formatNode(pass.Fset, b))),
+								formatNode(pass.Fset, b)),
 						}},
 					}},
 				})
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ func minmax(pass *analysis.Pass) {
 							// Replace rhs2 and IfStmt with min(a, b)
 							Pos: rhs2.Pos(),
 							End: ifStmt.End(),
-							NewText: []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s, %s)",
+							NewText: fmt.Appendf(nil, "%s(%s, %s)",
 								sym,
 								formatNode(pass.Fset, a),
-								formatNode(pass.Fset, b))),
+								formatNode(pass.Fset, b)),
 						}},
 					}},
 				})
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func minmax(pass *analysis.Pass) {
 			ifStmt := curIfStmt.Node().(*ast.IfStmt)
 
 			if compare, ok := ifStmt.Cond.(*ast.BinaryExpr); ok &&
+				ifStmt.Init == nil &&
 				isInequality(compare.Op) != 0 &&
 				isAssignBlock(ifStmt.Body) {
 
diff --git a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go
index d2efeb71589..393b3729e07 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go
@@ -63,3 +63,11 @@ func shadowed() int {
 	}
 	return time
 }
+
+func nopeIfStmtHasInitStmt() {
+	x := 1
+	if y := 2; y < x { // silent: IfStmt has an Init stmt
+		x = y
+	}
+	print(x)
+}
diff --git a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go.golden b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go.golden
index c29d42d69a0..aacf84dd1c4 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go.golden
+++ b/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/testdata/src/minmax/minmax.go.golden
@@ -43,3 +43,11 @@ func shadowed() int {
 	}
 	return time
 }
+
+func nopeIfStmtHasInitStmt() {
+	x := 1
+	if y := 2; y < x { // silent: IfStmt has an Init stmt
+		x = y
+	}
+	print(x)
+}