diff --git a/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c b/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c
index b89dadd21b5cc0d7f4a344a3c20d77a37458de38..f24dcabb5b9b53f1e8051a71d26dfc9bb1be7381 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!verify_directory(private.inpath))
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr,
-					"%s: path \"%s\" cannot be opened: %s",
+					"%s: path \"%s\" cannot be opened: %s\n",
 					progname, private.inpath, strerror(errno));
 			goto bad_argument;
 		}