diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/impl/InitialUserContent.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/impl/InitialUserContent.java
index 85a7d7bb7e3c2cc33fa687bde259b97613a4add5..0407dd8bb64eaa7ca7ba087ce4022c45ed5904e1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/impl/InitialUserContent.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/impl/InitialUserContent.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class InitialUserContent {
         File userContentDir = new File(h.getRootDir(), "userContent");
         if(!userContentDir.exists()) {
             userContentDir.mkdirs();
-            FileUtils.writeStringToFile(new File(userContentDir,"readme.txt"), Messages.Hudson_USER_CONTENT_README());
+            FileUtils.writeStringToFile(new File(userContentDir,"readme.txt"), Messages.Hudson_USER_CONTENT_README() + "\n");
         }
     }
 }