diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af12bf5945..10169b86cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ $(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
 endif
 endif
 
+#empty line
+
 ### NOTES:
 ### to compile without jemalloc, set environment variable NOJEMALLOC=1
 ### to compile with gcov code coverage, set environment variable WITHGCOV=1