diff --git a/util-linux/fbset.c b/util-linux/fbset.c
index 637896b..f20c284 100644
--- a/util-linux/fbset.c
+++ b/util-linux/fbset.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 #else
-	error_msg( "mode reading not compiled in\n");
+	error_msg( "mode reading not compiled in");
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 		perror_msg_and_die("fbset(ioctl)");
 	if (g_options & OPT_READMODE) {
 		if (!readmode(&var, modefile, mode)) {
-			error_msg("Unknown video mode `%s'\n", mode);
+			error_msg("Unknown video mode `%s'", mode);
 			return EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
 	}