diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 82fd0899c4..2ef5768771 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -2140,8 +2140,6 @@ Buffer::ExportStatus Buffer::writeDocBookSource(odocstream & os,
 	bool const output_body =
 	  output == FullSource || output == OnlyBody;
 
-	XMLStream xs(os);
-
 	if (output_preamble) {
 		// XML preamble, no doctype needed.
 		// Not using XMLStream for this, as the root tag would be in the tag stack and make troubles with the error
@@ -2164,16 +2162,17 @@ Buffer::ExportStatus Buffer::writeDocBookSource(odocstream & os,
 	}
 
 	if (output_body) {
-		params().documentClass().counters().reset();
-
 		// Start to output the document.
+		XMLStream xs(os);
 		docbookParagraphs(text(), *this, xs, runparams);
 	}
 
 	if (output_preamble) {
-		// Close the root element.
-		os << "\n</" << from_ascii(tclass.docbookroot()) << ">";
+		// Close the root element. No need for a line break, as free text is never allowed
+		// in a root element, it must always be wrapped in some container.
+		os << "</" << from_ascii(tclass.docbookroot()) << ">";
 	}
+
 	return ExportSuccess;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/output_docbook.cpp b/src/output_docbook.cpp
index b7b59413ad..ad683c713e 100644
--- a/src/output_docbook.cpp
+++ b/src/output_docbook.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ void openBlockTag(XMLStream & xs, const std::string & tag, const std::string & a
 
 void closeBlockTag(XMLStream & xs, const std::string & tag)
 {
-	xs << xml::CR();
+	if (!xs.isLastTagCR())
+		xs << xml::CR();
 	xs << xml::EndTag(tag);
 	xs << xml::CR();
 }