diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 28d62e56..1e993b3d 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         rdiff = None
         if opts.diff or not opts.message:
             try:
-                rdiff = 'old: %s/%s\nnew: %s/%s rev %s' %(dst_project, dst_package, src_project, src_package, rev)
+                rdiff = 'old: %s/%s\nnew: %s/%s rev %s\n' %(dst_project, dst_package, src_project, src_package, rev)
                 rdiff += server_diff(apiurl,
                                     dst_project, dst_package, None,
                                     src_project, src_package, rev, True)