diff --git a/sys/security/mac_bsdextended/mac_bsdextended.c b/sys/security/mac_bsdextended/mac_bsdextended.c
index d143901330a1..95efc537735a 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac_bsdextended/mac_bsdextended.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac_bsdextended/mac_bsdextended.c
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ static int rule_slots = 0;
 static int rule_version = MB_VERSION;
 
 SYSCTL_INT(_security_mac_bsdextended, OID_AUTO, rule_count, CTLFLAG_RD,
-    &rule_count, 0, "Number of defined rules\n");
+    &rule_count, 0, "Number of defined rules");
 SYSCTL_INT(_security_mac_bsdextended, OID_AUTO, rule_slots, CTLFLAG_RD,
-    &rule_slots, 0, "Number of used rule slots\n");
+    &rule_slots, 0, "Number of used rule slots");
 SYSCTL_INT(_security_mac_bsdextended, OID_AUTO, rule_version, CTLFLAG_RD,
-    &rule_version, 0, "Version number for API\n");
+    &rule_version, 0, "Version number for API");
 
 /*
  * This is just used for logging purposes, eventually we would like to log