diff --git a/tools/sexp-conv.c b/tools/sexp-conv.c
index d4b152b673028488d1fabf45b992deafc1dc6ef8..99646031db87616c94b2b3e3d35b6d99dd4b5df5 100644
--- a/tools/sexp-conv.c
+++ b/tools/sexp-conv.c
@@ -362,7 +362,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     {
       sexp_convert_item(&parser, &token, &output, options.mode, 0);
       if (options.hash)
-	sexp_put_digest(&output);
+	{
+	  sexp_put_digest(&output);
+	  sexp_put_newline(&output, 0);
+	}
       else if (options.mode != SEXP_CANONICAL)
 	sexp_put_newline(&output, 0);