diff --git a/changelog/fix_an_error_for_layout_redundant_line_break.md b/changelog/fix_an_error_for_layout_redundant_line_break.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f4abce938ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fix_an_error_for_layout_redundant_line_break.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#12050](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/12050): Fix a false positive for `Layout/RedundantLineBreak` when inspecting the `%` form string `%\n\n`. ([@koic][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break.rb
index 6d029e92f8ed..1d1fc907baf5 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class RedundantLineBreak < Base
 
         MSG = 'Redundant line break detected.'
 
+        def on_lvasgn(node)
+          super unless end_with_percent_blank_string?(processed_source)
+        end
+
         def on_send(node)
           # Include "the whole expression".
           node = node.parent while node.parent&.send_type? ||
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ def on_send(node)
 
         private
 
+        def end_with_percent_blank_string?(processed_source)
+          processed_source.buffer.source.end_with?("%\n\n")
+        end
+
         def check_assignment(node, _rhs)
           return unless offense?(node)
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break_spec.rb
index 6f6d1b20eafc..b9126f70a1e7 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/layout/redundant_line_break_spec.rb
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ def resolve_inheritance_from_gems(hash)
               .baz
           RUBY
         end
+
+        it 'does not register an offense when the `%` form string `"%\n\n"` at the end of file' do
+          expect_no_offenses("%\n\n")
+        end
+
+        it 'does not register an offense when assigning the `%` form string `"%\n\n"` to a variable at the end of file' do
+          expect_no_offenses("x = %\n\n")
+        end
       end
     end