diff --git a/bin/pkill/pkill.c b/bin/pkill/pkill.c
index f65767a8f386..380dc29e1f04 100644
--- a/bin/pkill/pkill.c
+++ b/bin/pkill/pkill.c
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			continue;
 		rv |= (*action)(kp);
 	}
+	if (rv && pgrep)
+		putchar('\n');
 	if (!did_action && !pgrep && longfmt)
 		fprintf(stderr,
 		    "No matching processes belonging to you were found\n");