diff --git a/scripts/check-nl-at-eof.sh b/scripts/check-nl-at-eof.sh
index 8ca110c81..546ed7937 100755
--- a/scripts/check-nl-at-eof.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-nl-at-eof.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ n=0
 while read -r file; do
     if ! nl_at_eof "$file"; then
         echo "nl_at_eof: $file"
+        # shellcheck disable=SC1003
+        sed -i -e '$a\' "$file"
         n=$(( n + 1 ))
     fi
 done < <(git ls-files)