diff --git a/loopy/target/execution.py b/loopy/target/execution.py
index 18d33461cd410a546668960c18bc46883ca47092..a032664d506dabc083e25537a4a377accabd1bbf 100644
--- a/loopy/target/execution.py
+++ b/loopy/target/execution.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ class ExecutionWrapperGeneratorBase(object):
         from loopy.types import NumpyType
 
         gen("# {{{ set up array arguments")
+        gen("")
 
         if not options.no_numpy:
             gen("_lpy_encountered_numpy = False")