diff --git a/dam.c b/dam.c
index 04ef4f4..a945d59 100644
--- a/dam.c
+++ b/dam.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ cleanup(void)
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	die("usage: dam [-st] [-f font] [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color]\n");
+	die("usage: dam [-st] [-f font] [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color]");
 }
 
 int