diff --git a/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c b/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c
index 2ed1cbe..3a5ff78 100644
--- a/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c
+++ b/contrib/vacuumlo/vacuumlo.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ vacuumlo(char *database, struct _param * param)
 
 		if (param->verbose)
 		{
-			fprintf(stdout, "\rRemoving lo %6u   ", lo);
+			fprintf(stdout, "Removing lo %6u   ", lo);
 			fflush(stdout);
 		}
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ vacuumlo(char *database, struct _param * param)
 	PQfinish(conn);
 
 	if (param->verbose)
-		fprintf(stdout, "\r%s %d large objects from %s.\n",
+		fprintf(stdout, "%s %d large objects from %s.\n",
 		   (param->dry_run ? "Would remove" : "Removed"), deleted, database);
 
 	return 0;