diff --git a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala
index c6261a9e6..6e329c259 100644
--- a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala
+++ b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class ConsoleAppender private[ConsoleAppender] (
     val cleanedMsg =
       if (!useFormat) EscHelpers.removeEscapeSequences(msg)
       else msg
-    out.println(cleanedMsg)
+    out.print(cleanedMsg)
   }
 
   private def writeLine(line: String): Unit =