diff --git a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_issue_85521.yml b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_issue_85521.yml
index 5252b3f9ecb..31d9dad63cb 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_issue_85521.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_issue_85521.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     - name: Create file in old home
       shell: |
         mkdir -p /tmp/movefuser
-        echo "Old home file" > /tmp/movefuser/testfile.txt
+        echo -n "Old home file" > /tmp/movefuser/testfile.txt
         chown movefuser:movefuser /tmp/movefuser/testfile.txt
       become: true
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_move_home_alpine.yml b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_move_home_alpine.yml
index 624d6f55a2d..e862fa2f3d5 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_move_home_alpine.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/test_move_home_alpine.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     - name: Create test file in initial home directory
       shell: |
         mkdir -p /tmp/movehome_initial
-        echo "This is a test file in the initial home directory" > /tmp/movehome_initial/testfile.txt
+        echo -n "This is a test file in the initial home directory" > /tmp/movehome_initial/testfile.txt
         chown movehomeuser:movehomeuser /tmp/movehome_initial/testfile.txt
       become: true