diff --git a/grub-core/script/parser.y b/grub-core/script/parser.y
index f80b86b6f..4a18ab7ba 100644
--- a/grub-core/script/parser.y
+++ b/grub-core/script/parser.y
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function: "function" "name"
 	    $<scripts>$ = state->scripts;
 	    state->scripts = 0;
           }
-          delimiters0 "{" commands1 delimiters1 "}"
+          newlines0 "{" commands1 delimiters1 "}"
           {
             struct grub_script *script;
             state->func_mem = grub_script_mem_record_stop (state,