diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 25f6ef28e3bb..96a00c822748 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -964,17 +964,18 @@ void elv_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 int elv_register(struct elevator_type *e)
 {
+	char *def = "";
 	spin_lock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 	BUG_ON(elevator_find(e->elevator_name));
 	list_add_tail(&e->list, &elv_list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&elv_list_lock);
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "io scheduler %s registered", e->elevator_name);
 	if (!strcmp(e->elevator_name, chosen_elevator) ||
 			(!*chosen_elevator &&
 			 !strcmp(e->elevator_name, CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED)))
-				printk(" (default)");
-	printk("\n");
+				def = " (default)";
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "io scheduler %s registered%s\n", e->elevator_name, def);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elv_register);