diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index bf4ca749d1ac..907267206973 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 	err = target__validate(&rec->opts.target);
 	if (err) {
 		target__strerror(&rec->opts.target, err, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
-		ui__warning("%s", errbuf);
+		ui__warning("%s\n", errbuf);
 	}
 
 	err = target__parse_uid(&rec->opts.target);