diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index dcede1a..e91001e 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -3570,9 +3570,7 @@ package-quickstart-refresh
       ;; mistaken for an actual file-local section of package.el.
       (insert "
 ;; Local\sVariables:
-;; version-control: never
-;;\sno-byte-compile: t
-;; no-update-autoloads: t
+;; version-control: never\n;;\sno-byte-compile: t\n;; no-update-autoloads: t
 ;; End:
 "))))