diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index e1158cb4fbd..c4e83537ead 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static const struct file_operations bm_register_operations = {
 static ssize_t
 bm_status_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	char *s = enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+	char *s = enabled ? "enabled\n" : "disabled\n";
 
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, nbytes, ppos, s, strlen(s));
 }