1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/trace.c b/trace.c
index 4778608941..f6f9f3a367 100644
--- a/trace.c
+++ b/trace.c
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ static int prepare_trace_line(const char *file, int line,
 
 static void print_trace_line(struct trace_key *key, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
-	/* append newline if missing */
-	if (buf->len && buf->buf[buf->len - 1] != '\n')
-		strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
+	strbuf_complete_line(buf);
 
 	write_or_whine_pipe(get_trace_fd(key), buf->buf, buf->len, err_msg);
 	strbuf_release(buf);