diff --git a/doc/global/htmltabs.qdocconf b/doc/global/htmltabs.qdocconf
index 3a41a64d220..0b07b6737ec 100644
--- a/doc/global/htmltabs.qdocconf
+++ b/doc/global/htmltabs.qdocconf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #   \endtabcontent
 # \endif
 
-macro.tab.HTML = "<input type=\"radio\" name=\"tabs_\1\" id=\"\2\" \4/><label for=\"\2\">\3</label><style>#\2:checked ~ .\2{display: block;}</style>"
+macro.tab.HTML = "<input type=\"radio\" name=\"tabs_\1\" id=\"\2\" \4/><label for=\"\2\">\3</label>\n<style>#\2:checked ~ .\2{display: block;}</style>\n"
 macro.tabcontent = "\\div {class=\"tabcontent \1\"}"
 macro.endtabcontent = "\\enddiv"