diff --git a/javapoet/src/main/java/com/palantir/javapoet/CodeWriter.java b/javapoet/src/main/java/com/palantir/javapoet/CodeWriter.java
index cbdcdb32..e73d7f44 100644
--- a/javapoet/src/main/java/com/palantir/javapoet/CodeWriter.java
+++ b/javapoet/src/main/java/com/palantir/javapoet/CodeWriter.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public void emitJavadocWithParameters(CodeBlock javadoc, Iterable<ParameterSpec>
                     builder.add("\n");
                 }
                 emitTagNewline = false;
-                builder.add("@param $L $L", parameterSpec.name(), parameterSpec.javadoc());
+                builder.add("@param $L $L\n", parameterSpec.name(), parameterSpec.javadoc());
             }
         }
         emitJavadoc(builder.build());
diff --git a/javapoet/src/test/java/com/palantir/javapoet/MethodSpecTest.java b/javapoet/src/test/java/com/palantir/javapoet/MethodSpecTest.java
index 87f21c92..06119d55 100644
--- a/javapoet/src/test/java/com/palantir/javapoet/MethodSpecTest.java
+++ b/javapoet/src/test/java/com/palantir/javapoet/MethodSpecTest.java
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ private void getTaco(double money) {
     public void withParameterJavaDoc() {
         MethodSpec methodSpec = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("getTaco")
                 .addParameter(ParameterSpec.builder(TypeName.DOUBLE, "money")
-                        .addJavadoc("the amount required to buy the taco.\n")
+                        .addJavadoc("the amount required to buy the taco.")
                         .build())
                 .addParameter(ParameterSpec.builder(TypeName.INT, "count")
-                        .addJavadoc("the number of Tacos to buy.\n")
+                        .addJavadoc("the number of Tacos to buy.")
                         .build())
                 .addJavadoc("Gets the best Taco money can buy.\n")
                 .build();
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ void getTaco(double money, int count) {
     public void withParameterJavaDocAndWithoutMethodJavadoc() {
         MethodSpec methodSpec = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("getTaco")
                 .addParameter(ParameterSpec.builder(TypeName.DOUBLE, "money")
-                        .addJavadoc("the amount required to buy the taco.\n")
+                        .addJavadoc("the amount required to buy the taco.")
                         .build())
                 .addParameter(ParameterSpec.builder(TypeName.INT, "count")
-                        .addJavadoc("the number of Tacos to buy.\n")
+                        .addJavadoc("the number of Tacos to buy.")
                         .build())
                 .build();
         assertThat(methodSpec.toString())