diff --git a/builtin-push.c b/builtin-push.c
index 67f6d96fbe..787011f928 100644
--- a/builtin-push.c
+++ b/builtin-push.c
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ static int do_push(const char *repo, int flags)
 
 		error("failed to push some refs to '%s'", url[i]);
 		if (nonfastforward) {
-			printf("To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected.\n"
-			       "Merge the remote changes before pushing again.\n"
-			       "See 'non-fast forward' section of 'git push --help' for details.\n");
+			printf("To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected\n"
+			       "Merge the remote changes before pushing again.  See the 'non-fast forward'\n"
+			       "section of 'git push --help' for details.\n");
 		}
 		errs++;
 	}