diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 08e54e7beaed..677f25376a38 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ static inline void check_for_tasks(int cpu)
 		if (task_cpu(p) == cpu && p->state == TASK_RUNNING &&
 		    (!cputime_eq(p->utime, cputime_zero) ||
 		     !cputime_eq(p->stime, cputime_zero)))
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "Task %s (pid = %d) is on cpu %d\
-				(state = %ld, flags = %x) \n",
-				 p->comm, task_pid_nr(p), cpu,
-				 p->state, p->flags);
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "Task %s (pid = %d) is on cpu %d "
+				"(state = %ld, flags = %x)\n",
+				p->comm, task_pid_nr(p), cpu,
+				p->state, p->flags);
 	}
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 }