diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
index 9a87a1374ad..1236bb1bd70 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/newgem.gemspec.tt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%- if RUBY_VERSION < "2.0.0" -%>
 # coding: utf-8
-<%- end -%>
 
+<%- end -%>
 lib = File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
 require "<%= config[:namespaced_path] %>/version"