diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_version.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_version.go
index 669c356be..677079a50 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_version.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_version.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ and the version of this software.
 `,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		fmt.Printf("restic %s\ncompiled with %v on %v/%v\n",
+		fmt.Printf("restic %s compiled with %v on %v/%v\n",
 			version, runtime.Version(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/restic/main.go b/cmd/restic/main.go
index 44b74afbd..ca1067cda 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/main.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/main.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func main() {
 	debug.Log("main %#v", os.Args)
-	debug.Log("restic %s, compiled with %v on %v/%v",
+	debug.Log("restic %s compiled with %v on %v/%v",
 		version, runtime.Version(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 	err := cmdRoot.Execute()