diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
index 5a0281c81ed..a1979e322ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned long end,
 #endif
 
 	makecrc();
-	putstr("Uncompressing Linux... ");
+	putstr("\nDecompressing Linux... ");
 	gunzip();
-	putstr("Ok, booting the kernel.\n");
+	putstr("done.\nBooting the kernel.\n");
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
index 8c1573b5d6c..355e31bbaab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned long heap,
 		error("Destination address too large");
 
 	makecrc();
-	putstr(".\nDecompressing Linux...");
+	putstr("\nDecompressing Linux... ");
 	gunzip();
 	putstr("done.\nBooting the kernel.\n");
 	return;