diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 9a55f5c43307..42ce27be344d 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -1862,9 +1862,7 @@ static int hv_balloon_debug_show(struct seq_file *f, void *offset)
 	if (hot_add_enabled())
 		seq_puts(f, " hot_add");
 
-	seq_puts(f, "\n");
-
-	seq_printf(f, "%-22s: %u", "state", dm->state);
+	seq_printf(f, "\n%-22s: %u", "state", dm->state);
 	switch (dm->state) {
 	case DM_INITIALIZING:
 			sname = "Initializing";