diff --git a/etc/committer.scm.in b/etc/committer.scm.in
index cc713dcdcd..1f19ccfd6d 100755
--- a/etc/committer.scm.in
+++ b/etc/committer.scm.in
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ (define %delay 1000)
 (define (main . args)
   (match (diff-info)
     (()
-     (display "Nothing to be done." (current-error-port)))
+     (display "Nothing to be done.\n" (current-error-port)))
     (hunks
      (let-values
          (((definitions changes)