diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/alpha-fbsd.c b/usr.bin/truss/alpha-fbsd.c
index a7b5baf12443..6a2509a0c804 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/alpha-fbsd.c
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/alpha-fbsd.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ alpha_syscall_entry(struct trussinfo *trussinfo, int nargs) {
 
   if (!strcmp(fsc.name, "execve") || !strcmp(fsc.name, "exit")) {
     print_syscall(trussinfo, fsc.name, fsc.nargs, fsc.s_args);
+    fprintf(trussinfo->outfile, "\n");
   }
 
   return;
diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/amd64-fbsd32.c b/usr.bin/truss/amd64-fbsd32.c
index 6364927ca620..5a1fb3253989 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/amd64-fbsd32.c
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/amd64-fbsd32.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ i386_syscall_entry(struct trussinfo *trussinfo, int nargs) {
 
   if (!strcmp(fsc.name, "execve") || !strcmp(fsc.name, "exit")) {
     print_syscall(trussinfo, fsc.name, fsc.nargs, fsc.s_args);
+    fprintf(trussinfo->outfile, "\n");
   }
 
   return;
diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/amd64-linux32.c b/usr.bin/truss/amd64-linux32.c
index f307c8017307..af07e7b284c8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/amd64-linux32.c
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/amd64-linux32.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ i386_linux_syscall_entry(struct trussinfo *trussinfo, int nargs) {
 
   if (!strcmp(lsc.name, "linux_execve") || !strcmp(lsc.name, "exit")) {
     print_syscall(trussinfo, lsc.name, lsc.nargs, lsc.s_args);
+    fprintf(trussinfo->outfile, "\n");
   }
 
   return;
diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/i386-fbsd.c b/usr.bin/truss/i386-fbsd.c
index 6364927ca620..5a1fb3253989 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/i386-fbsd.c
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/i386-fbsd.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ i386_syscall_entry(struct trussinfo *trussinfo, int nargs) {
 
   if (!strcmp(fsc.name, "execve") || !strcmp(fsc.name, "exit")) {
     print_syscall(trussinfo, fsc.name, fsc.nargs, fsc.s_args);
+    fprintf(trussinfo->outfile, "\n");
   }
 
   return;
diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/i386-linux.c b/usr.bin/truss/i386-linux.c
index f307c8017307..af07e7b284c8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/i386-linux.c
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/i386-linux.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ i386_linux_syscall_entry(struct trussinfo *trussinfo, int nargs) {
 
   if (!strcmp(lsc.name, "linux_execve") || !strcmp(lsc.name, "exit")) {
     print_syscall(trussinfo, lsc.name, lsc.nargs, lsc.s_args);
+    fprintf(trussinfo->outfile, "\n");
   }
 
   return;