diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 37d3b860..b71438e6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -74,3 +74,10 @@ repos:
       hooks:
           - id: mbake-format
           - id: mbake-validate
+    - repo: local
+      hooks:
+          - id: makefile-final-newline
+            name: Restore final newline stripped by mbake-format
+            entry: bash -c 'for f in "$@"; do [ -n "$(tail -c1 "$f")" ] && printf "\n" >> "$f"; done' --
+            language: system
+            types: [makefile]