diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.c b/bin/dig/dig.c
index 74900f4c29..33997efa1e 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.c
@@ -717,8 +717,7 @@ printmessage(dig_query_t *query, const isc_buffer_t *msgbuf, dns_message_t *msg,
 		char *hash;
 		int pf;
 
-		printf("-\n");
-		printf("  type: MESSAGE\n");
+		printf("- type: MESSAGE\n");
 		printf("  message:\n");
 
 		if (isquery) {
@@ -2965,8 +2964,7 @@ dig_error(const char *format, ...) {
 	va_list args;
 
 	if (yaml) {
-		printf("-\n");
-		printf("  type: DIG_ERROR\n");
+		printf("- type: DIG_ERROR\n");
 
 		/*
 		 * Print an indent before a literal block quote.
diff --git a/bin/tools/mdig.c b/bin/tools/mdig.c
index d935524b6c..f84f1daed0 100644
--- a/bin/tools/mdig.c
+++ b/bin/tools/mdig.c
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ recvresponse(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 		char *hash;
 		int pf;
 
-		printf("-\n");
-		printf("  type: MESSAGE\n");
+		printf("- type: MESSAGE\n");
 		printf("  message:\n");
 
 		if (((response->flags & DNS_MESSAGEFLAG_RD) != 0) &&