diff --git a/lib/6to5/file.js b/lib/6to5/file.js
index 291b6601ef..0ba1dbba93 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/file.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/file.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ File.prototype.generate = function () {
 
   if (this.shebang) {
     // add back shebang
-    result.code = this.shebang + result.code;
+    result.code = this.shebang + "\n" + result.code;
   }
 
   if (opts.sourceMap === "inline") {