diff --git a/utils/aa-remove-unknown b/utils/aa-remove-unknown
index c0c7b5f97..d3bd9144b 100644
--- a/utils/aa-remove-unknown
+++ b/utils/aa-remove-unknown
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ DRY_RUN=0
 usage() {
 	local progname="$1"
 	local rc="$2"
-	local msg="usage: ${progname} [options]\n
+	local msg="usage: ${progname} [options]
+
 Remove profiles unknown to the system
 
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