diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index e6680e53b..bf208e277 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ public function __construct()
         }
 
         $replacements = array(
-          '<description>'       => ucfirst($type) . ' ' . $variableName,
+          '<description>'       => ucfirst($type) . ' ' . $variableName . ".\n",
           '<methodTypeHint>'    => $methodTypeHint,
           '<variableType>'      => $variableType,
           '<variableName>'      => $variableName,