diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-profiles.yml b/.github/workflows/check-profiles.yml
index 895be1c2ac..d7a2e89be6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-profiles.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-profiles.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: sort.py
       run: >
         ./ci/check/profiles/sort.py
-        etc/inc/*.inc etc/{profile-a-l,profile-m-z}/*.profile
+        etc/inc/*.inc etc/{profile-a-l,profile-m-z}/*.profile;
+        echo;
+        git diff --exit-code
 # Currently broken (see #5610)
 #   - name: private-etc-always-required.sh
 #     run: >
diff --git a/contrib/sort.py b/contrib/sort.py
index 5dd5da94db..1728384e4c 100755
--- a/contrib/sort.py
+++ b/contrib/sort.py
@@ -99,11 +99,20 @@ def check_profile(filename, overwrite):
                 )
             fixed_profile.append(line)
 
+        fixed_profile_str = "\n".join(fixed_profile)
+        stripped_profile_str = fixed_profile_str.strip() + "\n"
+        while "\n\n\n" in stripped_profile_str:
+            stripped_profile_str = stripped_profile_str.replace("\n\n\n", "\n\n")
+
+        if stripped_profile_str != fixed_profile_str:
+            was_fixed = True
+            print(f"{filename}:(fixed whitespace)")
+
         if was_fixed:
             if overwrite:
                 profile.seek(0)
                 profile.truncate()
-                profile.write("\n".join(fixed_profile))
+                profile.write(stripped_profile_str)
                 profile.flush()
                 print(f"[ Fixed ] {filename}")
             return 101
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/devhelp.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/devhelp.profile
index 7b5e692a0c..415ceeeba2 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/devhelp.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/devhelp.profile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include devhelp.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 include disable-common.inc
 include disable-devel.inc
 include disable-exec.inc
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/display-im6.q16.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/display-im6.q16.profile
index b80afc3fa0..33c4a42def 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/display-im6.q16.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/display-im6.q16.profile
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ include display-im6.q16.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 # Redirect
 include display.profile
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/empathy.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/empathy.profile
index 9a128d7af1..5765d27142 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/empathy.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/empathy.profile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include empathy.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 include disable-common.inc
 include disable-devel.inc
 include disable-interpreters.inc
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-font-viewer.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-font-viewer.profile
index 17d2665370..aaaeca3252 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-font-viewer.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-font-viewer.profile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include gnome-font-viewer.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 include disable-common.inc
 include disable-devel.inc
 include disable-exec.inc
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-recipes.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-recipes.profile
index aa1ded5162..5072b3646c 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-recipes.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/gnome-recipes.profile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include gnome-recipes.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.cache/gnome-recipes
 noblacklist ${HOME}/.local/share/gnome-recipes
 
diff --git a/etc/profile-a-l/godot.profile b/etc/profile-a-l/godot.profile
index 96bbffc41d..ae052991a8 100644
--- a/etc/profile-a-l/godot.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-a-l/godot.profile
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ protocol unix,inet,inet6,netlink
 seccomp
 tracelog
 
-
 #private-bin godot
 private-cache
 private-dev
diff --git a/etc/profile-m-z/quassel.profile b/etc/profile-m-z/quassel.profile
index 4ec990e95e..30bd244405 100644
--- a/etc/profile-m-z/quassel.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-m-z/quassel.profile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include quassel.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 include disable-common.inc
 include disable-devel.inc
 include disable-interpreters.inc
diff --git a/etc/profile-m-z/rtorrent.profile b/etc/profile-m-z/rtorrent.profile
index a1c7356458..81884ed02b 100644
--- a/etc/profile-m-z/rtorrent.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-m-z/rtorrent.profile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ include rtorrent.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 include disable-common.inc
 include disable-devel.inc
 include disable-interpreters.inc
diff --git a/etc/profile-m-z/silentarmy.profile b/etc/profile-m-z/silentarmy.profile
index 154e29ccf9..1296bf287e 100644
--- a/etc/profile-m-z/silentarmy.profile
+++ b/etc/profile-m-z/silentarmy.profile
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ include silentarmy.local
 # Persistent global definitions
 include globals.local
 
-
 include disable-common.inc
 #include disable-devel.inc
 include disable-exec.inc