diff --git a/ddk-configuration/oomph-setup/DDKEclipse.setup b/ddk-configuration/oomph-setup/DDKEclipse.setup
index 56afe38219..98be5965a2 100644
--- a/ddk-configuration/oomph-setup/DDKEclipse.setup
+++ b/ddk-configuration/oomph-setup/DDKEclipse.setup
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@
             key="/instance/org.eclipse.core.resources/missingNatureMarkerSeverity"
             value="0"/>
       </setupTask>
+      <setupTask
+          xsi:type="setup:CompoundTask"
+          name="org.eclipse.core.runtime">
+        <setupTask
+            xsi:type="setup:PreferenceTask"
+            key="/instance/org.eclipse.core.runtime/line.separator"
+            value="&#xA;"/>
+      </setupTask>
       <setupTask
           xsi:type="setup:CompoundTask"
           name="org.eclipse.pde.ui">