diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index 11ea4e8b4..e6a6ebc08 100755
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ PUBLIC void main()
 PRIVATE void announce(void)
 {
   /* Display the MINIX startup banner. */
-  kprintf("MINIX %s.%s. "
+  kprintf("\nMINIX %s.%s. "
   "Copyright 2006, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands\n",
       OS_RELEASE, OS_VERSION);
 #if (CHIP == INTEL)