diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
index 496a2c9909fe..d8f94e78de8a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int __init apic_set_verbosity(char *str)
 		apic_verbosity = APIC_VERBOSE;
 	else
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "APIC Verbosity level %s not recognised"
-				" use apic=verbose or apic=debug", str);
+				" use apic=verbose or apic=debug\n", str);
 
 	return 0;
 }