diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix
index a8c7d4b3ee5..59ecaf8d5a6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-ssh.nix
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ in
 
       mkdir -p /root/.ssh
       ${concatStrings (map (key: ''
-        echo -n ${escapeShellArg key} >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        echo ${escapeShellArg key} >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
       '') cfg.authorizedKeys)}
 
       dropbear -s -j -k -E -m -p ${toString cfg.port}