diff --git a/tools/sof-tplgreader.py b/tools/sof-tplgreader.py
index cebb701c..c84d170e 100755
--- a/tools/sof-tplgreader.py
+++ b/tools/sof-tplgreader.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def func_dump_pipeline(pipeline, noKey=False):
                 output += str(value) + " "
             else:
                 output += key + "=" + str(value) + ";"
-        return output
+        return output.strip()
 
     def func_export_pipeline(pipeline_lst):
         length = len(pipeline_lst)