diff --git a/support/download/git b/support/download/git
index 17ca04eb98..075f665bbf 100755
--- a/support/download/git
+++ b/support/download/git
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fi
 # scratch won't help, so we don't want to trash the repository for a
 # missing commit. We just exit without going through the ERR trap.
 if ! _git rev-parse --quiet --verify "'${cset}^{commit}'" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    printf "Commit '%s' does not exist in this repository\n." "${cset}"
+    printf "Commit '%s' does not exist in this repository.\n" "${cset}"
     exit 1
 fi