diff --git a/contrib/mtree/compare.c b/contrib/mtree/compare.c
--- a/contrib/mtree/compare.c
+++ b/contrib/mtree/compare.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 				    flavor == F_FREEBSD9 ? "" : ")");
 		}
 		else
-			printf(")\n");
+			printf("%s\n", flavor == F_FREEBSD9 ? "" : ")");
 		tab = "\t";
 	skip:	;
 	}