diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
index 7588d4c0301f..db93e344966e 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ kproc_shutdown(void *arg, int howto)
 		return;
 
 	p = (struct proc *)arg;
-	printf("Waiting (max %d seconds) for system process `%s' to stop...",
+	printf("Waiting (max %d seconds) for system process `%s' to stop... ",
 	    kproc_shutdown_wait, p->p_comm);
 	error = kproc_suspend(p, kproc_shutdown_wait * hz);
 
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ kthread_shutdown(void *arg, int howto)
 		return;
 
 	td = (struct thread *)arg;
-	printf("Waiting (max %d seconds) for system thread `%s' to stop...",
+	printf("Waiting (max %d seconds) for system thread `%s' to stop... ",
 	    kproc_shutdown_wait, td->td_name);
 	error = kthread_suspend(td, kproc_shutdown_wait * hz);
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index aa5322a18930..2767826a3161 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ sched_sync(void)
 		if (syncer_state != SYNCER_RUNNING &&
 		    starttime != time_uptime) {
 			if (first_printf) {
-				printf("\nSyncing disks, vnodes remaining...");
+				printf("\nSyncing disks, vnodes remaining... ");
 				first_printf = 0;
 			}
 			printf("%d ", net_worklist_len);