diff --git a/procps/powertop.c b/procps/powertop.c
index 1de5d32..1841810 100644
--- a/procps/powertop.c
+++ b/procps/powertop.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 	/* Get number of CPUs */
 	G.total_cpus = get_cpu_count();
 
-	printf("Collecting data for "DEFAULT_SLEEP_STR" seconds\n");
+	puts("Collecting data for "DEFAULT_SLEEP_STR" seconds");
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
 	tcgetattr(0, (void *)&G.init_settings);