diff --git a/bin/git-check-assertions b/bin/git-check-assertions
index 75f9dc1..4633914 100755
--- a/bin/git-check-assertions
+++ b/bin/git-check-assertions
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ for commit_hash in "${commits[@]}"; do
   )
   for block in "${blocks[@]}"; do
     echo "git-check-assertions block in $commit_hash:"
-    printf '%s\n' "$block" | sed 's/^/> /'
+    printf '%s' "$block" | sed 's/^/> /'
     if ! bash -euo pipefail -c "$block"; then
       echo "git-check-assertions block failed in $commit_hash" >&2
       restore