diff --git a/compiler/vmdeps.nim b/compiler/vmdeps.nim
index 0e01f50313..9a213d8133 100644
--- a/compiler/vmdeps.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmdeps.nim
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ proc readOutput(p: PProcess): string =
   discard p.waitForExit
   while not output.atEnd:
     result.add(output.readLine)
+    result.add("\n")
+  result.setLen(result.len - "\n".len)
 
 proc opGorge*(cmd, input: string): string =
   var p = startCmd(cmd)