diff --git a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
index 35874279c..fb0c2f359 100644
--- a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
+++ b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       strlcpy(user_cpass, pw->pw_passwd, sizeof(user_cpass));
       setuid(uid);
       if (uid != 0 && setuid(0) != -1) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to drop privileges!");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Failed to drop privileges!\n");
 	exit(1);
       }
       /* Now we're no longer running setuid root. */