diff --git a/plugins/runcmd.c b/plugins/runcmd.c
index 4352e603..1a7c904f 100644
--- a/plugins/runcmd.c
+++ b/plugins/runcmd.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ runcmd_timeout_alarm_handler (int signo)
 	size_t i;
 
 	if (signo == SIGALRM)
-		puts(_("CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while executing system call\n"));
+		puts(_("CRITICAL - Plugin timed out while executing system call"));
 
 	if(np_pids) for(i = 0; i < maxfd; i++) {
 		if(np_pids[i] != 0) kill(np_pids[i], SIGKILL);