diff --git a/LOG b/LOG
index d957496023..686dd2be42 100644
--- a/LOG
+++ b/LOG
@@ -921,3 +921,6 @@
     c/Mf-a6osx, c/Mf-i3osx, c/Mf-ta6osx, c/Mf-ti3osx
 - handle compiled library code in boot files once base boot is loaded
     globals.h, scheme.c, 7.ss, 7.ms, primdata.ss
+- add newline to (import-notify) message in compile-whole-library and
+  compile-whole-program
+    compile.ss
diff --git a/s/compile.ss b/s/compile.ss
index 32eca11865..47842bbdb1 100644
--- a/s/compile.ss
+++ b/s/compile.ss
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@
                (begin
                  (when (and src-path (time<? (file-modification-time lib-path) (file-modification-time src-path)))
                    (warningf who "~a file ~a is older than source file ~a" what lib-path src-path))
-                 (when (import-notify) (fprintf (console-output-port) "reading ~a" lib-path))
+                 (when (import-notify) (fprintf (console-output-port) "reading ~a\n" lib-path))
                  lib-path))))))
 
   (define build-graph