diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index e13966b..9681618 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 static char config[MAX_PARAM_LENGTH];
 module_param_string(netconsole, config, MAX_PARAM_LENGTH, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(netconsole, " netconsole=[src-port]@[src-ip]/[dev],[tgt-port]@<tgt-ip>/[tgt-macaddr]\n");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(netconsole, " netconsole=[src-port]@[src-ip]/[dev],[tgt-port]@<tgt-ip>/[tgt-macaddr]");
 
 #ifndef	MODULE
 static int __init option_setup(char *opt)