diff --git a/bin/sh/main.c b/bin/sh/main.c
index 4d0aae96215f..8df24dba312e 100644
--- a/bin/sh/main.c
+++ b/bin/sh/main.c
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ cmdloop(int top)
 		}
 	}
 	popstackmark(&smark);
+	if (top && iflag) {
+		out2c('\n');
+		flushout(out2);
+	}
 }