diff --git a/macros.hpc b/macros.hpc
index 55f351c..f91083d 100644
--- a/macros.hpc
+++ b/macros.hpc
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ The package %{n_name}%{_p_ext} provides the dependency to get the latest version
          if [[ $line =~ \\#\\!.* ]]; then \
            true \
          else \
-            sed -i -e "1s;^;$_hpc_newline;" $file; \
+            sed -i -e "1s;^;$_hpc_newline\\n;" $file; \
          fi \
          chmod a+x $file \
        fi \
diff --git a/suse-hpc.changes b/suse-hpc.changes
index d1ad338..31b2632 100644
--- a/suse-hpc.changes
+++ b/suse-hpc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 12 19:20:16 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com
+
+- Append a newline to the shebang line prepended by the
+  %hpc_shebang_prepend_list macro (boo#1084951).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Feb 25 19:03:15 UTC 2018 - eich@suse.com