diff --git a/src/common/logging/text_formatter.cpp b/src/common/logging/text_formatter.cpp
index 8583916a8e..2bfb6ce4b9 100644
--- a/src/common/logging/text_formatter.cpp
+++ b/src/common/logging/text_formatter.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ std::string FormatLogMessage(const Entry& entry) {
 }
 
 void PrintMessage(const Entry& entry) {
-    auto str = FormatLogMessage(entry) + '\n';
+    const auto str = FormatLogMessage(entry).append(1, '\n');
     fputs(str.c_str(), stderr);
 }