Index: usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c
+++ usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 			printf("does not exist, skipped%s.\n", temp_reason);
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (ent->flags & CE_NOEMPTY && (ent->fsize == 0)) {
+		if (ent->flags & CE_NOEMPTY && ent->fsize == 0) {
 			if (verbose)
 				printf("--> Not rotating empty file\n");
 			return (free_or_keep);
Index: usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.conf.5
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.conf.5
+++ usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.conf.5
@@ -288,7 +288,15 @@
 command treats the log file when making a file system backup.
 .It Cm E
 indicates that the log file should not be rotated when its
-size is zero.
+size is zero. The
+.Cm E
+flag is mostly useful in conjunction with
+.Cm B
+flag to prevent
+.Xr newsyslog 8
+from inserting an informational 
+.Tn ASCII
+message into the new file.
 .It Cm G
 indicates that the specified
 .Ar logfile_name