diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
index 72da3b8d6..e5b46980c 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ for ORIG_MERGE_FILE in $MERGE_LIST ; do
 			sed -i "/$CFG[ =]/d" $MERGE_FILE
 		fi
 	done
-	# In case the previous file lacks a new line at the end
-	echo >> $TMP_FILE
 	cat $MERGE_FILE >> $TMP_FILE
 done