diff --git a/avocado/plugins/xunit.py b/avocado/plugins/xunit.py
index 7ebe0452ea5c8b18dd06f89e00ed57a3dbe78ce4..34d20d4cc40a32115cbbb1a00f6c3a30c0bbb074 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/xunit.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/xunit.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class XmlResult(object):
         if filename is None:
             filename = self.output
         xml = '\n'.join(self.xml)
+        xml += '\n'
         if filename == '-':
             sys.stdout.write(xml)
         else: