diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb
index 43f1815..2c2831f 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/gettext.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module Twine
       end
 
       def format_header(lang)
-        "msgid \"\"\nmsgstr \"\"\n\"Language: #{lang}\\n\"\n\"X-Generator: Twine #{Twine::VERSION}\\n\"\n"
+        "msgid \"\"\nmsgstr \"\"\n\"Language: #{lang}\"\n\"X-Generator: Twine #{Twine::VERSION}\"\n"
       end
 
       def format_section_header(section)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/formatter_gettext.po b/test/fixtures/formatter_gettext.po
index c2bda5c..1746938 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/formatter_gettext.po
+++ b/test/fixtures/formatter_gettext.po
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Language: en\n"
-"X-Generator: Twine <%= Twine::VERSION %>\n"
+"Language: en"
+"X-Generator: Twine <%= Twine::VERSION %>"
 
 
 # SECTION: Section 1