diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
index 085623e3d4c..cce54421cf8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ export class TerminalInstance implements ITerminalInstance {
 			if (typeof this._shellLaunchConfig.waitOnExit === 'string') {
 				let message = this._shellLaunchConfig.waitOnExit;
 				// Bold the message and add an extra new line to make it stand out from the rest of the output
-				message = `\n\x1b[1m${message}\x1b[0m`;
+				message = `\r\n\x1b[1m${message}\x1b[0m`;
 				this._xterm.writeln(message);
 			}
 			// Disable all input if the terminal is exiting and listen for next keypress