diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/MCTargetDesc/AVRMCAsmInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/MCTargetDesc/AVRMCAsmInfo.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/MCTargetDesc/AVRMCAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AVR/MCTargetDesc/AVRMCAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   CodePointerSize = 2;
   CalleeSaveStackSlotSize = 2;
   CommentString = ";";
+  SeparatorString = "$";
   PrivateGlobalPrefix = ".L";
   PrivateLabelPrefix = ".L";
   UsesELFSectionDirectiveForBSS = true;
diff --git a/llvm/test/MC/AVR/separator.s b/llvm/test/MC/AVR/separator.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/MC/AVR/separator.s
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+; RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple avr < %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+
+foo:
+
+  ; The $ symbol is a separator (like a newline).
+  mov r0, r1 $ mov r1, r2 $ mov r2, r3 $ mov r3, r4
+
+; CHECK: mov r0, r1
+; CHECK: mov r1, r2
+; CHECK: mov r2, r3
+; CHECK: mov r3, r4