1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb b/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
index 6a3db50132..e7a9d82133 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ do_install_basefilesissue () {
                         printf "${DISTRO_VERSION} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
                         printf "${DISTRO_VERSION} " >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net
                 fi
-                echo "\n \l" >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
+                printf "\\\n \\\l\n" >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
                 echo >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue
                 echo "%h"    >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net
                 echo >> ${D}${sysconfdir}/issue.net