diff --git a/switch_root.c b/switch_root.c
index 2714e3f..204f7d1 100644
--- a/switch_root.c
+++ b/switch_root.c
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* execute init */
 	execv(argv[1], argv);
-	eprintf("can't execute '%s'\n", argv[1]);
+	eprintf("can't execute '%s':", argv[1]);
 	return 1;
 }