diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 65f5f9b..a8c3e4c 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@
 	int result = 0;
 	struct ref *ref, *stale_refs = get_stale_heads(refs, ref_count, ref_map);
 	const char *dangling_msg = dry_run
-		? _("   (%s will become dangling)\n")
-		: _("   (%s has become dangling)\n");
+		? _("   (%s will become dangling)")
+		: _("   (%s has become dangling)");
 
 	for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		if (!dry_run)