diff --git a/miscutils/strings.c b/miscutils/strings.c
index 6e4534585..1231a93bd 100644
--- a/miscutils/strings.c
+++ b/miscutils/strings.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pipe:
 				else
 				{
 					if(i>n)
-						puts("");
+						putchar('\n');
 					i=0;
 				}
 				count++;