diff --git a/php/jqGrid.php b/php/jqGrid.php
index bee42f4..4e7c995 100644
--- a/php/jqGrid.php
+++ b/php/jqGrid.php
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ protected function buildOrderBy($sidx, $sord)
      */
     protected function buildWhere($where, $glue, $type)
     {
-        return $where ? implode($glue, $where) : $this->where_empty;
+        return ($where ? implode($glue, $where) : $this->where_empty) . "\n";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1781,4 +1781,4 @@ protected function implodePrimaryKey($row)
 
         return implode($this->primary_key_glue, $pk_parts);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}