diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d857ba3e8..8ffcb8c0a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void main_log (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, FILE *fp)
 
   if (msg_newline == true)
   {
-    fwrite (EOL, sizeof (EOL), 1, fp);
+    fwrite (EOL, strlen (EOL), 1, fp);
   }
 
   fflush (fp);