diff --git a/src/lib/menu.c b/src/lib/menu.c
index fbf63eff1..2fbbd50f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu.c
+++ b/src/lib/menu.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ ncmenu* ncmenu_create(ncplane* n, const ncmenu_options* opts){
     }
     free(ret);
   }
-  logerror(ncplane_notcurses(n), "Error creating ncmenu");
+  logerror(ncplane_notcurses(n), "Error creating ncmenu\n");
   return NULL;
 }