diff --git a/changelog.d/fixed/plain-format-output-new-line-fix.md b/changelog.d/fixed/plain-format-output-new-line-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58e8c617a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixed/plain-format-output-new-line-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- The plain output of `lint` has been slightly improved, getting rid of an
+  errant newline. (#1091)
diff --git a/src/reuse/lint.py b/src/reuse/lint.py
index 7d60d7129..cf5ae838f 100644
--- a/src/reuse/lint.py
+++ b/src/reuse/lint.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ def format_plain(report: ProjectReport) -> str:
                 output.write(f"* {file}\n")
             output.write("\n")
 
-    output.write("\n")
     output.write("# " + _("SUMMARY"))
     output.write("\n\n")