diff --git a/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.yml b/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.yml
index 7eecce7a17..47795d7f7a 100644
--- a/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.yml
+++ b/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain.yml
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ Builds:
     submodules: true
     gradle:
       - fdroid
-    prebuild: echo 'org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1g' >> ../gradle.properties
+    prebuild: echo -e '\norg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1g' >> ../gradle.properties
     scandelete:
       - extern/bouncycastle/libs
       - extern/bouncycastle/test