diff --git a/django/core/management/sql.py b/django/core/management/sql.py
index 78cd17a23a..ea03e9088c 100644
--- a/django/core/management/sql.py
+++ b/django/core/management/sql.py
@@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ def sql_all(app, style, connection):
 def _split_statements(content):
     comment_re = re.compile(r"^((?:'[^']*'|[^'])*?)--.*$")
     statements = []
-    statement = ""
+    statement = []
     for line in content.split("\n"):
         cleaned_line = comment_re.sub(r"\1", line).strip()
         if not cleaned_line:
             continue
-        statement += cleaned_line
-        if statement.endswith(";"):
-            statements.append(statement)
-            statement = ""
+        statement.append(cleaned_line)
+        if cleaned_line.endswith(";"):
+            statements.append(" ".join(statement))
+            statement = []
     return statements
 
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql b/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql
index 39363baa9a..abd9fee92b 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('John'); -- another comment
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('-- Comment Man');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Paul');
-INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Ringo');
+INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple
+    VALUES (150, 'Ringo');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('George');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Miles O''Brien');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Semicolon;Man');