diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 18fecd757b0..f36bbf24a3e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ void QmlEngine::runEngine()
 void QmlEngine::startApplicationLauncher()
 {
     if (!d->m_applicationLauncher.isRunning()) {
-        appendMessage(tr("Starting %1 %2").arg(QDir::toNativeSeparators(startParameters().executable), startParameters().processArgs), NormalMessageFormat);
+        appendMessage(tr("Starting %1 %2").arg(
+                          QDir::toNativeSeparators(startParameters().executable),
+                          startParameters().processArgs)
+                      + QLatin1Char('\n')
+                     , NormalMessageFormat);
         d->m_applicationLauncher.start(ApplicationLauncher::Gui,
                                     startParameters().executable,
                                     startParameters().processArgs);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher_x11.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher_x11.cpp
index 18f30f6af9c..60131d38023 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher_x11.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void ApplicationLauncher::guiProcessError()
     default:
         error = tr("Some error has occurred while running the program.");
     }
-    emit appendMessage(error, ErrorMessageFormat);
+    emit appendMessage(error + QLatin1Char('\n'), ErrorMessageFormat);
     emit processExited(d->m_guiProcess.exitCode());
 }