diff --git a/lib/gssapi/test_common.c b/lib/gssapi/test_common.c
index 247dbcf92..94b8bcc2f 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/test_common.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/test_common.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ gssapi_err(OM_uint32 maj_stat, OM_uint32 min_stat, gss_OID mech)
 	disp_maj_stat = gss_display_status(&disp_min_stat, min_stat,
 					   GSS_C_MECH_CODE,
 					   mech, &msg_ctx, &min_error_message);
-	asprintf(&ret, "gss-code: %lu %.*s\nmech-code: %lu %.*s", 
+	asprintf(&ret, "gss-code: %lu %.*s -- mech-code: %lu %.*s", 
 		 (unsigned long)maj_stat,
 		 (int)maj_error_message.length, 
 		 (char *)maj_error_message.value,