diff --git a/src/audio/nas/SDL_nasaudio.c b/src/audio/nas/SDL_nasaudio.c
index e15a3940f..d5a0caac4 100644
--- a/src/audio/nas/SDL_nasaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/nas/SDL_nasaudio.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ LoadNASLibrary(void)
             char *err = (char *) alloca(len);
             SDL_strlcpy(err, origerr, len);
             retval = -1;
-            SDL_SetError("NAS: SDL_LoadObject('%s') failed: %s\n",
+            SDL_SetError("NAS: SDL_LoadObject('%s') failed: %s",
                          nas_library, err);
         } else {
             retval = load_nas_syms();
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_gesture.c b/src/events/SDL_gesture.c
index 0aa2c553b..8b21066b2 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_gesture.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_gesture.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int dollarNormalize(const SDL_DollarPath *path,SDL_FloatPoint *points)
         dist += d;
     }
     if (numPoints < DOLLARNPOINTS-1) {
-        SDL_SetError("ERROR: NumPoints = %i\n",numPoints);
+        SDL_SetError("ERROR: NumPoints = %i", numPoints);
         return 0;
     }
     /* copy the last point */
diff --git a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
index 74fd592c1..449335956 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
+++ b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ GL_LoadFunctions(GL_RenderData * data)
     do { \
         data->func = SDL_GL_GetProcAddress(#func); \
         if ( ! data->func ) { \
-            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GL function %s: %s\n", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
+            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GL function %s: %s", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
         } \
     } while ( 0 );
 #endif /* __SDL_NOGETPROCADDR__ */
diff --git a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
index 474583b4a..3eed9e4c9 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int GLES_LoadFunctions(GLES_RenderData * data)
     do { \
         data->func = SDL_GL_GetProcAddress(#func); \
         if ( ! data->func ) { \
-            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GLES function %s: %s\n", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
+            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GLES function %s: %s", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
         } \
     } while ( 0 );
 #define SDL_PROC_OES(ret,func,params) \
diff --git a/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c b/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
index a858f1fdd..b26d6ff19 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int GLES2_LoadFunctions(GLES2_DriverContext * data)
     do { \
         data->func = SDL_GL_GetProcAddress(#func); \
         if ( ! data->func ) { \
-            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GLES2 function %s: %s\n", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
+            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GLES2 function %s: %s", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
         } \
     } while ( 0 );
 #endif /* __SDL_NOGETPROCADDR__ */
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_stretch.c b/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
index d2714a199..bfe6d2d4b 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_stretch.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ generate_rowbytes(int src_w, int dst_w, int bpp)
         store = STORE_WORD;
         break;
     default:
-        return SDL_SetError("ASM stretch of %d bytes isn't supported\n", bpp);
+        return SDL_SetError("ASM stretch of %d bytes isn't supported", bpp);
     }
 #ifdef HAVE_MPROTECT
     /* Make the code writeable */
diff --git a/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c b/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c
index a309ebd64..c6da5b705 100644
--- a/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c
+++ b/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Android_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
         info->info.android.surface = data->egl_surface;
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
index 50830fcaf..6d6186726 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ Cocoa_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
         info->info.cocoa.window = nswindow;
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_render.c b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_render.c
index 2a9baf45c..795641a13 100644
--- a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_render.c
+++ b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_render.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ DirectFB_CreateTexture(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_Texture * texture)
     /* find the right pixelformat */
     pixelformat = DirectFB_SDLToDFBPixelFormat(texture->format);
     if (pixelformat == DSPF_UNKNOWN) {
-        SDL_SetError("Unknown pixel format %d\n", data->format);
+        SDL_SetError("Unknown pixel format %d", data->format);
         goto error;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_window.c b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_window.c
index b91412555..a66aa5950 100644
--- a/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_window.c
+++ b/src/video/directfb/SDL_DirectFB_window.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ DirectFB_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window,
         info->info.dfb.surface = windata->surface;
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bframebuffer.cc b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bframebuffer.cc
index 04065bc49..16f9a3452 100644
--- a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bframebuffer.cc
+++ b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bframebuffer.cc
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int BE_CreateWindowFramebuffer(_THIS, SDL_Window * window,
 			
 	if(bitmap->InitCheck() != B_OK) {
 		delete bitmap;
-		return SDL_SetError("Could not initialize back buffer!\n");
+		return SDL_SetError("Could not initialize back buffer!");
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc
index c1cef9f2a..6d059515e 100644
--- a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc
+++ b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ int BE_SetDisplayMode(_THIS, SDL_VideoDisplay *display, SDL_DisplayMode *mode){
 	}
 
 	if(bscreen.SetMode(bmode) != B_OK) {
-		return SDL_SetError("Bad video mode\n");
+		return SDL_SetError("Bad video mode");
 	}
 	
 	free(bmode_list);
diff --git a/src/video/pandora/SDL_pandora.c b/src/video/pandora/SDL_pandora.c
index 242d5c80e..4ccb08d11 100644
--- a/src/video/pandora/SDL_pandora.c
+++ b/src/video/pandora/SDL_pandora.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ PND_getwindowwminfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, struct SDL_SysWMinfo *info)
     if (info->version.major <= SDL_MAJOR_VERSION) {
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ PND_gl_createcontext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
 
 
     if (wdata->gles_surface == 0) {
-        SDL_SetError("Error : eglCreateWindowSurface failed;\n");
+        SDL_SetError("Error : eglCreateWindowSurface failed;");
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video/psp/SDL_pspevents.c b/src/video/psp/SDL_pspevents.c
index 22d098f20..83ff8806d 100644
--- a/src/video/psp/SDL_pspevents.c
+++ b/src/video/psp/SDL_pspevents.c
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ void PSP_EventInit(_THIS)
 #endif
     /* Start thread to read data */
     if((event_sem =  SDL_CreateSemaphore(1)) == NULL) {
-        SDL_SetError("Can't create input semaphore\n");
+        SDL_SetError("Can't create input semaphore");
         return;
     }
     running = 1;
     if((thread = SDL_CreateThreadInternal(EventUpdate, "PSPInputThread", 4096, NULL)) == NULL) {
-        SDL_SetError("Can't create input thread\n");
+        SDL_SetError("Can't create input thread");
         return;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/video/psp/SDL_pspvideo.c b/src/video/psp/SDL_pspvideo.c
index c0db2e8fb..2a47793ee 100644
--- a/src/video/psp/SDL_pspvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/psp/SDL_pspvideo.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ PSP_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, struct SDL_SysWMinfo *info)
     if (info->version.major <= SDL_MAJOR_VERSION) {
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/raspberry/SDL_rpivideo.c b/src/video/raspberry/SDL_rpivideo.c
index ee32f616f..c5492e5d6 100644
--- a/src/video/raspberry/SDL_rpivideo.c
+++ b/src/video/raspberry/SDL_rpivideo.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ RPI_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, struct SDL_SysWMinfo *info)
     if (info->version.major <= SDL_MAJOR_VERSION) {
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m
index a2bcb950f..46361d019 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ UIKit_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
 
             return SDL_TRUE;
         } else {
-            SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+            SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                          SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
             return SDL_FALSE;
         }
diff --git a/src/video/vivante/SDL_vivantevideo.c b/src/video/vivante/SDL_vivantevideo.c
index 204ab0432..a675b0d25 100644
--- a/src/video/vivante/SDL_vivantevideo.c
+++ b/src/video/vivante/SDL_vivantevideo.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ VIVANTE_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, struct SDL_SysWMinfo *info)
         info->info.vivante.window = data->native_window;
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c
index 0cb2a01ad..99d94c12e 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ WIN_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
 
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtvideo.cpp b/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtvideo.cpp
index 8071ec8fc..6f7e61f91 100644
--- a/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtvideo.cpp
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ WINRT_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
         info->info.winrt.window = reinterpret_cast<IInspectable *>(data->coreWindow.Get());
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
index a16bdc268..07564841c 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11opengl.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ X11_GL_ErrorHandler(Display * d, XErrorEvent * e)
     }
     else
     {
-        SDL_SetError("Could not %s: %i (Base %i)\n", errorHandlerOperation, errorCode, errorBase);
+        SDL_SetError("Could not %s: %i (Base %i)", errorHandlerOperation, errorCode, errorBase);
     }
 
     return (0);
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
index 908244854..6362f16a7 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ X11_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_SysWMinfo * info)
         info->info.x11.window = data->xwindow;
         return SDL_TRUE;
     } else {
-        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d\n",
+        SDL_SetError("Application not compiled with SDL %d.%d",
                      SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/test/testgl2.c b/test/testgl2.c
index baa76e0e4..114c14105 100644
--- a/test/testgl2.c
+++ b/test/testgl2.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int LoadContext(GL_Context * data)
     do { \
         data->func = SDL_GL_GetProcAddress(#func); \
         if ( ! data->func ) { \
-            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GL function %s: %s\n", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
+            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GL function %s: %s", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
         } \
     } while ( 0 );
 #endif /* __SDL_NOGETPROCADDR__ */
diff --git a/test/testgles2.c b/test/testgles2.c
index 5acc13d21..282e0b611 100644
--- a/test/testgles2.c
+++ b/test/testgles2.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int LoadContext(GLES2_Context * data)
     do { \
         data->func = SDL_GL_GetProcAddress(#func); \
         if ( ! data->func ) { \
-            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GLES2 function %s: %s\n", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
+            return SDL_SetError("Couldn't load GLES2 function %s: %s", #func, SDL_GetError()); \
         } \
     } while ( 0 );
 #endif /* __SDL_NOGETPROCADDR__ */