diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bay.c b/drivers/acpi/bay.c
index 56a5b3f..6daf6088 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bay.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bay.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 	char *envp[] = { event_string, NULL };
 
 	bay_dprintk(handle, "Bay event");
-	sprintf(event_string, "BAY_EVENT=%d\n", event);
+	sprintf(event_string, "BAY_EVENT=%d", event);
 	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }