diff --git a/lib/rdoc/task.rb b/lib/rdoc/task.rb
index 72b5111ff6..d960f7a60e 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/task.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/task.rb
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class RDoc::Task < Rake::TaskLib
         $stderr.puts "rdoc #{args.join ' '}" if Rake.application.options.trace
       end
     end
+
     self
   end