diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.c b/bin/dig/dig.c
index c98fa88277..61fcd61424 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.c
@@ -748,8 +748,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -3306,8 +3305,7 @@ 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 0270edb31b..5dadd55c11 100644
--- a/bin/tools/mdig.c
+++ b/bin/tools/mdig.c
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ recvresponse(void *arg) {
 		char *hash;
 		int pf;
 
-		printf("-\n");
-		printf("  type: MESSAGE\n");
+		printf("- type: MESSAGE\n");
 		printf("  message:\n");
 
 		if (((response->flags & DNS_MESSAGEFLAG_RD) != 0) &&