diff --git a/test/BoostBuild.py b/test/BoostBuild.py
index 91c4bcae1..babe0dab1 100644
--- a/test/BoostBuild.py
+++ b/test/BoostBuild.py
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ class Tester(TestCmd.TestCmd):
         f = open(self.glob_file(name), "rb")
         lines = f.readlines()
         result = string.join(map(string.rstrip, lines), "\n")
-        if lines and lines[-1][-1] == '\n':
+        if lines and lines[-1][-1] != '\n':
             return result + '\n'
         else:
             return result