diff --git a/utils/genrandconfig b/utils/genrandconfig
index 27f84ea555..1d6ff990f5 100755
--- a/utils/genrandconfig
+++ b/utils/genrandconfig
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def gen_config(args):
         configlines += minimalf.readlines()
 
     # Allow hosts with old certificates to download over https
-    configlines.append("BR2_WGET=\"wget --passive-ftp -nd -t 3 --no-check-certificate\"")
+    configlines.append("BR2_WGET=\"wget --passive-ftp -nd -t 3 --no-check-certificate\"\n")
 
     # Amend the configuration with a few things.
     if randint(0, 20) == 0: