diff --git a/ghc/compiler/main/Main.lhs b/ghc/compiler/main/Main.lhs
index b05d9a7473739f2e2734d6cc4e817cfbd479ede9..282d3830b1eb66675304a0a8a956bf18e098214a 100644
--- a/ghc/compiler/main/Main.lhs
+++ b/ghc/compiler/main/Main.lhs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ doIt (core_cmds, stg_cmds) input_pgm
   = doIfSet opt_Verbose 
 	(hPutStr stderr ("Glasgow Haskell Compiler, version " ++ 
 			 show PROJECTVERSION ++ 
-			 ", for Haskell 1.4"))		>>
+			 ", for Haskell 1.4\n"))		>>
 
     -- ******* READER
     show_pass "Reader"	>>