diff --git a/release/sysinstall/dist.c b/release/sysinstall/dist.c
index 85b64ac71e06..ce3f229ef01d 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/dist.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/dist.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ distMaybeSetPorts(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		  "much more than that when a lot of the distribution tarballs are loaded\n"
 		  "(unless you have the extra CDs available from a FreeBSD CDROM distribution\n"
 		  "and can mount them on /cdrom, in which case this is far less of a problem).\n\n"
-		  "The ports collection is a very valuable resource and well worth having"
+		  "The ports collection is a very valuable resource and well worth having\n"
 		  "on your /usr partition, so it is advisable to say Yes to this option.\n\n"
 		  "For more information on the ports collection & the latest ports, visit:\n"
 		  "    http://www.freebsd.org/ports\n"))
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
index 85b64ac71e06..ce3f229ef01d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dist.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ distMaybeSetPorts(dialogMenuItem *self)
 		  "much more than that when a lot of the distribution tarballs are loaded\n"
 		  "(unless you have the extra CDs available from a FreeBSD CDROM distribution\n"
 		  "and can mount them on /cdrom, in which case this is far less of a problem).\n\n"
-		  "The ports collection is a very valuable resource and well worth having"
+		  "The ports collection is a very valuable resource and well worth having\n"
 		  "on your /usr partition, so it is advisable to say Yes to this option.\n\n"
 		  "For more information on the ports collection & the latest ports, visit:\n"
 		  "    http://www.freebsd.org/ports\n"))