diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/CommentsIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/CommentsIT.java
index 2123ac2..15baa78 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/CommentsIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/server/change/CommentsIT.java
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@
                 + c
                 + "/comment/"
                 + ps1List.get(0).id
-                + " \n"
+                + " :\n"
                 + "PS1, Line 1: initial\n"
                 + "what happened to this?\n"
                 + "\n"
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@
                 + c
                 + "/comment/"
                 + ps1List.get(1).id
-                + " \n"
+                + " :\n"
                 + "PS1, Line 1: boring\n"
                 + "Is it that bad?\n"
                 + "\n"
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@
                 + c
                 + "/comment/"
                 + ps2List.get(0).id
-                + " \n"
+                + " :\n"
                 + "PS2, Line 1: initial content\n"
                 + "comment 1 on base\n"
                 + "\n"
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@
                 + c
                 + "/comment/"
                 + ps2List.get(1).id
-                + " \n"
+                + " :\n"
                 + "PS2, Line 2: \n"
                 + "comment 2 on base\n"
                 + "\n"
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@
                 + c
                 + "/comment/"
                 + ps2List.get(2).id
-                + " \n"
+                + " :\n"
                 + "PS2, Line 1: interesting\n"
                 + "better now\n"
                 + "\n"
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@
                 + c
                 + "/comment/"
                 + ps2List.get(3).id
-                + " \n"
+                + " :\n"
                 + "PS2, Line 2: cntent\n"
                 + "typo: content\n"
                 + "\n"
diff --git a/resources/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/Comment.soy b/resources/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/Comment.soy
index 98ab4b2..4b621b5 100644
--- a/resources/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/Comment.soy
+++ b/resources/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/Comment.soy
@@ -77,13 +77,8 @@
       {for $line, $index in $comment.lines}
         {if $index == 0}
           {if $comment.startLine != 0}
-            {$comment.link}
+            {$comment.link}{sp}:{\n}
           {/if}
-
-          // Insert a space before the newline so that Gmail does not mistakenly
-          // link the following line with the file link. See issue 9201.
-          {sp}{\n}
-
           {$comment.linePrefix}
         {else}
           {$comment.linePrefixEmpty}