diff --git a/trunk/src/common/log.c b/trunk/src/common/log.c
index 8d4bb74d36..21bf444cdb 100644
--- a/trunk/src/common/log.c
+++ b/trunk/src/common/log.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #endif
 
-#define TRUNCATED_STR "\n[truncated]"
-#define TRUNCATED_STR_LEN 12
+#define TRUNCATED_STR "[truncated]"
+#define TRUNCATED_STR_LEN 11
 
 /** Information for a single logfile; only used in log.c */
 typedef struct logfile_t {