diff --git a/cmd/lint.go b/cmd/lint.go
index 5e944778c..19618a01b 100644
--- a/cmd/lint.go
+++ b/cmd/lint.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func printLintErrors(errs []error, rcp recipe.Recipe) {
 			printConfigErrors(rcp, invalidConfigError)
 			continue
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("recipe error: %s", err.Error())
+		fmt.Printf("recipe error: %s\n", err.Error())
 	}
 }