diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp
index 42c875c74a..bad47c2b93 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palkernel.cpp
@@ -544,52 +544,56 @@ HSAILKernel::initPrintf(const aclPrintfFmt* aclPrintf)
         std::string pfmt = aclPrintf->fmtStr;
         info.fmtString_.clear();
         size_t  pos = 0;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < pfmt.size(); ++i) {
-          char symbol = pfmt[pos++];
-          if (symbol == '\\') {
-            // Rest of the C escape sequences (e.g. \') are handled correctly
-            // by the MDParser, we are not sure exactly how!
-            switch (pfmt[pos]) {
-            case 'a':
-              pos++;
-              symbol = '\a';
-              break;
-            case 'b':
-              pos++;
-              symbol = '\b';
-              break;
-            case 'f':
-              pos++;
-              symbol = '\f';
-              break;
-            case 'n':
-              pos++;
-              symbol = '\n';
-              break;
-            case 'r':
-              pos++;
-              symbol = '\r';
-              break;
-            case 'v':
-              pos++;
-              symbol = '\v';
-              break;
-            case '7':
-              if (pfmt[++pos] == '2') {
-                pos++;
-                i++;
-                symbol = '\72';
-              }
-              break;
-            default:
-              break;
+        bool need_nl = true;
+        for (size_t pos = 0; pos < pfmt.size(); ++pos) {
+            char symbol = pfmt[pos];
+            need_nl = true;
+            if (symbol == '\\') {
+                // Rest of the C escape sequences (e.g. \') are handled correctly
+                // by the MDParser, we are not sure exactly how!
+                switch (pfmt[pos + 1]) {
+                case 'a':
+                    pos++;
+                    symbol = '\a';
+                    break;
+                case 'b':
+                    pos++;
+                    symbol = '\b';
+                    break;
+                case 'f':
+                    pos++;
+                    symbol = '\f';
+                    break;
+                case 'n':
+                    pos++;
+                    symbol = '\n';
+                    need_nl = false;
+                    break;
+                case 'r':
+                    pos++;
+                    symbol = '\r';
+                    break;
+                case 'v':
+                    pos++;
+                    symbol = '\v';
+                    break;
+                case '7':
+                    if (pfmt[pos + 2] == '2') {
+                        pos += 2;
+                        symbol = '\72';
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+                }
             }
-          }
-          info.fmtString_.push_back(symbol);
+            info.fmtString_.push_back(symbol);
+        }
+        if (need_nl) {
+            info.fmtString_ += "\n";
         }
-        info.fmtString_ += "\n";
         uint32_t *tmp_ptr = const_cast<uint32_t*>(aclPrintf->argSizes);
-        for (uint i = 0; i < aclPrintf->numSizes; i++ , tmp_ptr++) {
+        for (uint i = 0; i < aclPrintf->numSizes; i++, tmp_ptr++) {
             info.arguments_.push_back(*tmp_ptr);
         }
         printf_[index] = info;