diff --git a/util/fipslink.pl b/util/fipslink.pl
index 2eb033b7c..4b0703641 100644
--- a/util/fipslink.pl
+++ b/util/fipslink.pl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ system "$fips_link @ARGV";
 die "First stage Link failure" if $? != 0;
 
 if (defined($ENV{FIPS_SIG})) {
-	system "$ENV{FIPS_SIG} $fips_target\n"
+	system "$ENV{FIPS_SIG} $fips_target"
 	die "$ENV{FIPS_SIG} $fips_target failed" if $? != 0;
 	exit;
 }