diff --git a/contrib/pgbench/pgbench.c b/contrib/pgbench/pgbench.c
index d69036a2f5..1362f44673 100644
--- a/contrib/pgbench/pgbench.c
+++ b/contrib/pgbench/pgbench.c
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ init(bool is_no_vacuum)
 			elapsed_sec = INSTR_TIME_GET_DOUBLE(diff);
 			remaining_sec = ((double) scale * naccounts - j) * elapsed_sec / j;
 
-			fprintf(stderr, INT64_FORMAT " of " INT64_FORMAT " tuples (%d%%) done (elapsed %.2f s, remaining %.2f s).\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, INT64_FORMAT " of " INT64_FORMAT " tuples (%d%%) done (elapsed %.2f s, remaining %.2f s)\n",
 					j, (int64) naccounts * scale,
 					(int) (((int64) j * 100) / (naccounts * (int64) scale)),
 					elapsed_sec, remaining_sec);
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ init(bool is_no_vacuum)
 			/* have we reached the next interval (or end)? */
 			if ((j == scale * naccounts) || (elapsed_sec >= log_interval * LOG_STEP_SECONDS))
 			{
-				fprintf(stderr, INT64_FORMAT " of " INT64_FORMAT " tuples (%d%%) done (elapsed %.2f s, remaining %.2f s).\n",
+				fprintf(stderr, INT64_FORMAT " of " INT64_FORMAT " tuples (%d%%) done (elapsed %.2f s, remaining %.2f s)\n",
 						j, (int64) naccounts * scale,
 						(int) (((int64) j * 100) / (naccounts * (int64) scale)), elapsed_sec, remaining_sec);