diff --git a/hw/timer/a9gtimer.c b/hw/timer/a9gtimer.c
index 435142a3c9..b087bbddb8 100644
--- a/hw/timer/a9gtimer.c
+++ b/hw/timer/a9gtimer.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static void a9_gtimer_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     int i;
 
     if (s->num_cpu < 1 || s->num_cpu > A9_GTIMER_MAX_CPUS) {
-        error_setg(errp, "%s: num-cpu must be between 1 and %d\n",
+        error_setg(errp, "%s: num-cpu must be between 1 and %d",
                    __func__, A9_GTIMER_MAX_CPUS);
         return;
     }