diff --git a/core/io/streams/c/c.factor b/core/io/streams/c/c.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1e12d7e956..dd7f3226cb
--- a/core/io/streams/c/c.factor
+++ b/core/io/streams/c/c.factor
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ M: c-io-backend (file-appender)
     #! print stuff from contexts where the I/O system would
     #! otherwise not work (tools.deploy.shaker, the I/O
     #! multiplexer thread).
-    "\r\n" append >byte-array
+    "\n" append >byte-array
     stdout-handle fwrite
     stdout-handle fflush ;