diff --git a/apps/rand.c b/apps/rand.c
index 2243015a7..44a1d46a0 100644
--- a/apps/rand.c
+++ b/apps/rand.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ int MAIN(int argc, char **argv)
 			{
 			for (i = 0; i < chunk; i++)
 				BIO_printf(out, "%02x", buf[i]);
-			BIO_puts(out, "\n");
 			}
 		num -= chunk;
 		}