diff --git a/wmake/src/wmkdep.l b/wmake/src/wmkdep.l
index b8e6e9c1b3..b202b1cc4c 100644
--- a/wmake/src/wmkdep.l
+++ b/wmake/src/wmkdep.l
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     \\/      M anipulation   |
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2017-2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2017-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     nextFile(sourceFile);
     yylex();
 
-    fputs("\n\n", stdout);
+    fputs("\n#END\n", stdout);
     fflush(stdout);
 
     for (i = nDirectories-1; i >= 0; --i)
diff --git a/wmake/src/wmkdepend.cc b/wmake/src/wmkdepend.cc
index 1163e36e47..60a27dd19b 100644
--- a/wmake/src/wmkdepend.cc
+++ b/wmake/src/wmkdepend.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     processFile(sourceFile);
 
-    fputs("\n\n", stdout);
+    fputs("\n#END\n", stdout);
     fflush(stdout);
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/wmake/src/wmkdepend.rl b/wmake/src/wmkdepend.rl
index 11eb4b4835..b58f76ea9e 100644
--- a/wmake/src/wmkdepend.rl
+++ b/wmake/src/wmkdepend.rl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2018-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     processFile(sourceFile);
 
-    fputs("\n\n", stdout);
+    fputs("\n#END\n", stdout);
     fflush(stdout);
 
     return 0;