diff --git a/src/psaux/pshints.c b/src/psaux/pshints.c
index ad472c98d..991204c84 100644
--- a/src/psaux/pshints.c
+++ b/src/psaux/pshints.c
@@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@
     {
       FT_TRACE6(( "flags: [p]air [g]host [t]op"
                   " [b]ottom [L]ocked [S]ynthetic\n" ));
-      FT_TRACE6(( "Initial hintmap" ));
+      FT_TRACE6(( "Initial hintmap:\n" ));
     }
     else
-      FT_TRACE6(( "Hints:" ));
+      FT_TRACE6(( "Hints:\n" ));
 #endif
 
     cf2_hintmap_dump( hintmap );
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
     /* adjust positions of hint edges that are not locked to blue zones */
     cf2_hintmap_adjustHints( hintmap );
 
-    FT_TRACE6(( "(adjusted)\n" ));
+    FT_TRACE6(( "Hints adjusted:\n" ));
     cf2_hintmap_dump( hintmap );
 
     /* save the position of all hints that were used in this hint map; */