diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/Utilities/UtilityAnalyzerBase.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/Utilities/UtilityAnalyzerBase.cs
index 12af2a06dcd..b2fe893b980 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/Utilities/UtilityAnalyzerBase.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/Utilities/UtilityAnalyzerBase.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ protected void ReadParameters(SonarAnalysisContext context, CompilationAnalysisC
             // For backward compatibility with S4MSB <= 5.0
             if (outPath == null && c.Options.ProjectOutFolderPath() is { } projectOutFolderAdditionalFile)
             {
-                outPath = projectOutFolderAdditionalFile.GetText().ToString();
+                outPath = projectOutFolderAdditionalFile.GetText().ToString().TrimEnd();
             }
             if (settings.Any() && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outPath))
             {
diff --git a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/ResourceTests/ProjectOutFolderPath.txt b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/ResourceTests/ProjectOutFolderPath.txt
index 7eb72557d37..58b7e63f1a6 100644
--- a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/ResourceTests/ProjectOutFolderPath.txt
+++ b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/ResourceTests/ProjectOutFolderPath.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-path
\ No newline at end of file
+path