diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index e0f3567..ba871b2 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ int setup_logging (void)
                         config.syslog = TRUE;
 
                         log_message (LOG_CRIT, "ERROR: Could not create log "
-                                     "file %s: %s.\n",
+                                     "file %s: %s.",
                                      config.logf_name, strerror (errno));
                         log_message (LOG_CRIT,
-                                     "Falling back to syslog logging\n");
+                                     "Falling back to syslog logging.");
                 }
         }