diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 5a91080d..0dc55581 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -5281,7 +5281,7 @@ static void write_rcfile (void) {
       fprintf(fp, Osel_delim_2_txt);
    }
 
-   if (Inspect.raw)
+   if (Inspect.raw && strcmp(Inspect.raw, "\n"))
       fputs(Inspect.raw, fp);
 
    fclose(fp);