diff --git a/src/nvim/os/shell.c b/src/nvim/os/shell.c
index 7dff8a1b07..747ca0e0ce 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/shell.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/shell.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #define NS_1_SECOND         1000000000U     // 1 second, in nanoseconds
 #define OUT_DATA_THRESHOLD  1024 * 10U      // 10KB, "a few screenfuls" of data.
 
-#define SHELL_SPECIAL "\t \"&'$;<>()\\|"
+#define SHELL_SPECIAL "\t \"&'$;<>()\\|\n"
 
 #ifdef INCLUDE_GENERATED_DECLARATIONS
 # include "os/shell.c.generated.h"