diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network1
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network2
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network3
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.network b/etc/rc.network
index c4dcb81c04f2..00f62505b0fa 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network
+++ b/etc/rc.network
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 
 		ppp_command="${ppp_command} ${ppp_profile}"
 
-		echo -n "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
+		echo "Starting ppp as \"${ppp_user}\""
 		su -m ${ppp_user} -c "exec ${ppp_command}"
 		;;
 	esac