diff --git a/rc.in b/rc.in
index 298f546..a7aec2b 100755
--- a/rc.in
+++ b/rc.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rc.rescue() { exec "${cfg_rc_rescue_shell:-"$SHELL"}"; }
 rc.motd() {
 	[[ -f "/etc/rc.motd" ]] && {
 		while read; do
-			printf "$REPLY"
+			printf "$REPLY\n"
 		done < "/etc/rc.motd"
 	}