diff --git a/scripts/help/cert-help-extraction.py b/scripts/help/cert-help-extraction.py
index cdf0d09e07..c845764448 100755
--- a/scripts/help/cert-help-extraction.py
+++ b/scripts/help/cert-help-extraction.py
@@ -533,4 +533,4 @@ def get_help(rule):
                 update_help_file(parsed_help, [HeadingDiffUpdateSpec(heading, parsed_temp_help) for heading in second_level_headings] + [HeadingFormatUpdateSpec()])
 
             temp_help_path.unlink()
-            help_path.write_text(md.render(parsed_help), encoding='utf8', newline='\n')
+            help_path.write_text(md.render(parsed_help), encoding='utf8')