diff --git a/core/autoload/message.el b/core/autoload/message.el
index f1b84a1b9..8aba7b918 100644
--- a/core/autoload/message.el
+++ b/core/autoload/message.el
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ Uses faces in interactive sessions and ANSI codes otherwise."
        (message (format! ,message ,@args))
      ;; princ prints to stdout, message to stderr
      (princ (format! ,message ,@args))
-     (princ "\n")))
+     (terpri)))