diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfilesettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfilesettingspage.cpp
index 960de9f5970..f0af6904cce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfilesettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfilesettingspage.cpp
@@ -248,11 +248,12 @@ QString CppFileSettings::licenseTemplate(const QString &fileName, const QString
     QString license = licenseStream.readAll();
 
     parseLicenseTemplatePlaceholders(&license, fileName, className);
-    // Ensure exactly one additional new line separating stuff
+
+    // Ensure at least one newline at the end of the license template to separate it from the code
     const QChar newLine = QLatin1Char('\n');
     if (!license.endsWith(newLine))
         license += newLine;
-    license += newLine;
+
     return license;
 }