diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 6f4f7288..44bc3805 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ static void bye_bye (const char *str) {
       fputs(str, stderr);
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
+   if (Batch) putp("\n");
    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 } // end: bye_bye