diff --git a/common/state.c b/common/state.c
index 1ff0e24..aa436fc 100644
--- a/common/state.c
+++ b/common/state.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@
 	max_len -= sizeof(header);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&state->dev,
-			"cannot read header from backend device");
+			"cannot read header from backend device\n");
 		return ret;
 	}