diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index cde40fb69..35df498bc 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ void CheckClass::checkSelfInitialization()
 
 void CheckClass::selfInitializationError(const Token* tok, const std::string& name)
 {
-    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "selfInitialization", "Member variable '" + name + "' is initialized by itself.\n");
+    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "selfInitialization", "Member variable '" + name + "' is initialized by itself.");
 }