diff --git a/src/dunst.c b/src/dunst.c
index 464736f..3a6008c 100644
--- a/src/dunst.c
+++ b/src/dunst.c
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ void usage(int exit_status)
 {
         fputs("usage:\n", stderr);
         char *us = cmdline_create_usage();
-        fputs(us, stderr);
-        fputs("\n", stderr);
+        puts(us);
         exit(exit_status);
 }