diff --git a/fhem/fhem.pl b/fhem/fhem.pl
index 8f3c1acf3..ce6c4035a 100755
--- a/fhem/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem/fhem.pl
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ WriteStatefile()
     }
 
     my @arr = GetAllReadings($d);
-    printf SFH join(@arr, "\n") if(@arr);
+    printf SFH join("\n", @arr)."\n" if(@arr);
   }
 
   return "$attr{global}{statefile}: $!" if(!close(SFH));