diff --git a/R-package/R/xgb.cv.R b/R-package/R/xgb.cv.R
index 89edbeb63..7ad2e5c41 100644
--- a/R-package/R/xgb.cv.R
+++ b/R-package/R/xgb.cv.R
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ xgb.cv <- function(params=list(), data, nrounds, nfold, label = NULL, missing =
             } else {
                 if (i - bestInd >= early.stop.round) {
                     earlyStopflag <- TRUE
-                    cat('Stopping. Best iteration:',bestInd)
+                    cat('Stopping. Best iteration:', bestInd, '\n')
                     break
                 }
             }