diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index bacbb2d4b1..721603ded0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -50,16 +50,13 @@ check_reqhost_utils()
 {
 	[ -n "$in_chroot" ] && return 0
 
-	echo -n "=> Checking for required host utilities... "
 	for f in awk bash sed gcc msgfmt patch makeinfo perl fakeroot \
 		xbps-bin.static xbps-repo.static xbps-uhelper.static; do
 		if ! command -v ${f} 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-			echo
 			echo "${f} is missing in your system, can't continue! exiting..."
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	done
-	echo "done."
 }
 
 usage()