diff --git a/sdm/libs/core/fb/hw_primary.cpp b/sdm/libs/core/fb/hw_primary.cpp
index 09e7f80..da37c04 100644
--- a/sdm/libs/core/fb/hw_primary.cpp
+++ b/sdm/libs/core/fb/hw_primary.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
   string line;
   while (Sys::getline_(fs, line)) {
     DisplayConfigVariableInfo config;
+    // std::getline (unlike ::getline) removes \n while driver expects it in mode, so add back
+    line += '\n';
     size_t xpos = line.find(':');
     size_t ypos = line.find('x');