diff --git a/ghc/compiler/main/ErrUtils.lhs b/ghc/compiler/main/ErrUtils.lhs
index 05d0fd525ce30f2159e5da9b38a9562b7bded325..7e6e181bd1f1772a9e08b1c31c1fdaed5ed51b71 100644
--- a/ghc/compiler/main/ErrUtils.lhs
+++ b/ghc/compiler/main/ErrUtils.lhs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ghcExit :: Int -> IO ()
 
 ghcExit val
   = if val /= 0
-    then hPutStr stderr "Compilation had errors\n"
+    then hPutStr stderr "\nCompilation had errors\n\n"
     else return ()
 \end{code}